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Harris Hill Run

Blue Purgatory, CO

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical535 ft
Length2,572 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top9,997 ft

Harris Hill Run drops 535 vertical feet over 2,572 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 1,120 feet below the top. That's steeper than 80% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 49th steepest of 90 named runs at Purgatory. It faces north.

How well Harris Hill Run holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 12°, Harris Hill Run gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Purgatory does, December through March. That's shadier than 63% of the runs we've measured, and the 38th shadiest named run at Purgatory. Its top sits at 10,000 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.

Harris Hill Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Harris Hill 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.