Blue Loveland, CO
Royal Flush drops 277 vertical feet over 1,164 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 690 feet below the top. That's steeper than 27% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 70th steepest of 81 named runs at Loveland. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 14°, Royal Flush gets about 66% of the winter sun that flat ground at Loveland does, December through March. That's shadier than 77% of the runs we've measured, and the 18th shadiest named run at Loveland. Its top sits at 11,790 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.
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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.