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Bull Run

Black diamond Purgatory, CO

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical123 ft
Length704 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNW
Top10,311 ft

Bull Run drops 123 vertical feet over 704 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 550 feet below the top. That's steeper than 11% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 72nd steepest of 90 named runs at Purgatory. It faces northwest.

How well Bull Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 10°, Bull Run gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Purgatory does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 56th shadiest named run at Purgatory. Its top sits at 10,310 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.

Bull Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bull Run 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.