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The Grizz

Black diamond Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical1,029 ft
Length3,460 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesW
Top11,794 ft

The Grizz drops 1,029 vertical feet over 3,460 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 1,900 feet below the top. That's steeper than 32% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 55th steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces west.

How well The Grizz holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 17°, The Grizz gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's sunnier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 60th sunniest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 11,790 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.

The Grizz profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Grizz 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.