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The Edge

Black diamond Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical253 ft
Length1,143 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesN
Top10,091 ft

The Edge drops 253 vertical feet over 1,143 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 830 feet below the top. That's steeper than 12% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 97th steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces north.

How well The Edge holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 13°, The Edge gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 71% of the runs we've measured, and the 38th shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 10,090 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.

The Edge profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Edge 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.