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Bank

Green Purgatory, CO

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical193 ft
Length1,810 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesE
Top9,932 ft

Bank drops 193 vertical feet over 1,810 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 1,690 feet below the top. That's steeper than 69% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 83rd steepest of 90 named runs at Purgatory. It faces east.

How well Bank holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 6°, Bank gets about 102% of the winter sun that flat ground at Purgatory does, December through March. That's sunnier than 74% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th sunniest named run at Purgatory. Its top sits at 9,930 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Bank profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bank elsewhere

Nearby at Purgatory

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.