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Quandary

Green Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical565 ft
Length2,979 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNW
Top11,528 ft

Quandary drops 565 vertical feet over 2,979 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 2,250 feet below the top. That's steeper than 99% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 42nd steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces northwest.

How well Quandary holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 11°, Quandary gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 74th shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 11,530 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.

Quandary profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Quandary 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.