home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Nirvana

Green Purgatory, CO

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical238 ft
Length2,139 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesN
Top10,206 ft

Nirvana drops 238 vertical feet over 2,139 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 190 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 86th steepest of 90 named runs at Purgatory. It faces north.

How well Nirvana holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 7°, Nirvana gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Purgatory does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd sunniest named run at Purgatory. Its top sits at 10,210 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.

Nirvana profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Nirvana 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.