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Wild Irishman

Blue Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical1,200 ft
Length5,377 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNW
Top11,443 ft

Wild Irishman drops 1,200 vertical feet over 5,377 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 3,920 feet below the top. That's steeper than 74% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 68th steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces northwest.

How well Wild Irishman holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 13°, Wild Irishman gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 56th shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 11,440 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.

Wild Irishman profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Wild Irishman 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.