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Jackwhacker

Blue Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical1,018 ft
Length4,736 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNW
Top11,140 ft

Jackwhacker drops 1,018 vertical feet over 4,736 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 2,460 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 93rd steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces northwest.

How well Jackwhacker holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 13°, Jackwhacker gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 48th shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 11,140 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.

Jackwhacker profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Jackwhacker 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.