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What

Blue Purgatory, CO

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical365 ft
Length2,012 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top10,352 ft

What drops 365 vertical feet over 2,012 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 1,840 feet below the top. That's steeper than 65% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 65th steepest of 90 named runs at Purgatory. It faces northeast.

How well What holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, What gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Purgatory does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 29th sunniest named run at Purgatory. Its top sits at 10,350 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.

What profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like What 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.