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Brimstone

Black diamond Purgatory, CO

Steepest pitch37°
Vertical1,403 ft
Length5,252 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top10,416 ft

Brimstone drops 1,403 vertical feet over 5,252 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 1,750 feet below the top. That's steeper than 90% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 7th steepest of 90 named runs at Purgatory. It faces northeast.

How well Brimstone holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 16°, Brimstone gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Purgatory does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 31st sunniest named run at Purgatory. Its top sits at 10,420 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.

Brimstone profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Brimstone 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.