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Ida Belle

Black diamond Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical290 ft
Length1,249 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesN
Top11,134 ft

Ida Belle drops 290 vertical feet over 1,249 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 490 feet below the top. That's steeper than 40% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 45th steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces north.

How well Ida Belle holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 14°, Ida Belle gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 11,130 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.

Ida Belle profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ida Belle 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.