Black diamond Pajarito Mountain, NM
Aspen drops 1,013 vertical feet over 2,935 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 590 feet below the top. That's steeper than 60% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 42 named runs at Pajarito Mountain. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 20°, Aspen gets about 60% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pajarito Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at Pajarito Mountain. Its top sits at 10,340 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.