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Gassy Thompson

Blue Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical254 ft
Length1,154 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesN
Top10,215 ft

Gassy Thompson drops 254 vertical feet over 1,154 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 570 feet below the top. That's steeper than 60% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 88th steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces north.

How well Gassy Thompson holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 13°, Gassy Thompson gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 56th shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 10,210 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Gassy Thompson profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Gassy Thompson 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.