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Eagle's Nest

Black diamond Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical971 ft
Length2,828 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesW
Top12,395 ft

Eagle's Nest drops 971 vertical feet over 2,828 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 1,880 feet below the top. That's steeper than 68% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 23rd steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces west.

How well Eagle's Nest holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 20°, Eagle's Nest gets about 94% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's sunnier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 51st sunniest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 12,400 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Eagle's Nest profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Eagle's Nest elsewhere

Nearby at Keystone

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.