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Legends

Blue Purgatory, CO

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical1,213 ft
Length9,284 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesN
Top10,544 ft

Legends drops 1,213 vertical feet over 9,284 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 4,860 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 78th steepest of 90 named runs at Purgatory. It faces north.

How well Legends holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 8°, Legends gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Purgatory does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 51st shadiest named run at Purgatory. Its top sits at 10,540 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.

Legends profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Legends 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.