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Roulette

Double black (extreme) Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch42°
Vertical1,009 ft
Length2,704 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesSW
Top11,781 ft

Roulette drops 1,009 vertical feet over 2,704 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 42° about 1,920 feet below the top. That's steeper than 81% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces southwest.

How well Roulette holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southwest at an average 22°, Roulette gets about 132% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's sunnier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th sunniest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 11,780 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Roulette profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Roulette 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.