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Spring Dipper

Blue Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical1,646 ft
Length8,906 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesN
Top11,643 ft

Spring Dipper drops 1,646 vertical feet over 8,906 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 4,280 feet below the top. That's steeper than 49% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 105th steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces north.

How well Spring Dipper holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 11°, Spring Dipper gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 64th shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 11,640 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.

Spring Dipper profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Spring Dipper 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.