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Primer Bowl

Double black Loveland, CO

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical637 ft
Length2,480 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNE
Top12,685 ft

Primer Bowl drops 637 vertical feet over 2,480 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 1,300 feet below the top. That's steeper than 17% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 35th steepest of 81 named runs at Loveland. It faces northeast.

How well Primer Bowl holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 15°, Primer Bowl gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Loveland does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th shadiest named run at Loveland. Its top sits at 12,690 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.

Primer Bowl profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Primer Bowl elsewhere

Nearby at Loveland

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.