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Whipsaw

Blue Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical815 ft
Length3,351 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesN
Top10,865 ft

Whipsaw drops 815 vertical feet over 3,351 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 2,430 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 90th steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces north.

How well Whipsaw holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 14°, Whipsaw gets about 67% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 76% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 10,860 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.

Whipsaw profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Whipsaw 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.