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Limbo

Blue Purgatory, CO

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical417 ft
Length2,358 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top10,239 ft

Limbo drops 417 vertical feet over 2,358 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 560 feet below the top. That's steeper than 63% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 67th steepest of 90 named runs at Purgatory. It faces northeast.

How well Limbo holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Limbo 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 49th shadiest named run at Purgatory. Its top sits at 10,240 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.

Limbo profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Limbo 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.