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Paymaster

Blue Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical1,256 ft
Length6,058 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top11,359 ft

Paymaster drops 1,256 vertical feet over 6,058 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 5,120 feet below the top. That's steeper than 56% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 96th steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces north.

How well Paymaster holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 12°, Paymaster gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 69% of the runs we've measured, and the 47th shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 11,360 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.

Paymaster profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Paymaster 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.