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Westfork

Blue Purgatory, CO

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical348 ft
Length1,885 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top10,203 ft

Westfork drops 348 vertical feet over 1,885 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 1,750 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 northeast.

How well Westfork holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Westfork gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Purgatory does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 48th shadiest named run at Purgatory. Its top sits at 10,200 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.

Westfork profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Westfork 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.