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Wolverine

Black diamond Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical983 ft
Length3,484 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesSW
Top11,845 ft

Wolverine drops 983 vertical feet over 3,484 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 1,990 feet below the top. That's steeper than 11% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 101st steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces southwest.

How well Wolverine holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southwest at an average 16°, Wolverine gets about 115% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's sunnier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 32nd sunniest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 11,840 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Wolverine profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Wolverine 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.