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Ptarmigan

Blue Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical591 ft
Length2,269 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNW
Top11,927 ft

Ptarmigan drops 591 vertical feet over 2,269 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 920 feet below the top. That's steeper than 39% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 113th steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces northwest.

How well Ptarmigan holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 15°, Ptarmigan gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 75th shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 11,930 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Ptarmigan profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ptarmigan 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.