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Ute

Blue Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical469 ft
Length1,920 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top11,688 ft

Ute drops 469 vertical feet over 1,920 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 300 feet below the top. That's steeper than 71% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 72nd steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces northwest.

How well Ute holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Ute gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 63rd sunniest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 11,690 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.

Ute profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ute 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.