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Midnight Ride

Black diamond Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical525 ft
Length1,677 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesN
Top11,934 ft

Midnight Ride drops 525 vertical feet over 1,677 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces north.

How well Midnight Ride holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 19°, Midnight Ride gets about 52% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 11,930 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.

Midnight Ride profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

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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.