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peru glades

Black diamond Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch43°
Vertical681 ft
Length1,671 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesN
Top10,043 ft

peru glades drops 681 vertical feet over 1,671 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 43° about 490 feet below the top. That's steeper than 98% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 2nd steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces north.

How well peru glades holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 25°, peru glades gets about 48% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 94% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 10,040 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.

peru glades profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like peru glades 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.