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Red

Blue Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical716 ft
Length2,671 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNW
Top12,112 ft

Red drops 716 vertical feet over 2,671 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 2,460 feet below the top. That's steeper than 60% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 88th steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces northwest.

How well Red holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 16°, Red gets about 73% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 67% of the runs we've measured, and the 53rd shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 12,110 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.

Red profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Red 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.