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Jackface

Black diamond Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical343 ft
Length1,252 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesN
Top11,262 ft

Jackface drops 343 vertical feet over 1,252 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 710 feet below the top. That's steeper than 52% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 35th steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces north.

How well Jackface holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 16°, Jackface gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 18th shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 11,260 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.

Jackface profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Jackface 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.