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Upper Bank

Blue Purgatory, CO

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical498 ft
Length2,905 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top10,490 ft

Upper Bank drops 498 vertical feet over 2,905 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 2,620 feet below the top. That's steeper than 86% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 45th steepest of 90 named runs at Purgatory. It faces north.

How well Upper Bank holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 10°, Upper Bank gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Purgatory does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 42nd shadiest named run at Purgatory. Its top sits at 10,490 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.

Upper Bank profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Bank 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.