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Where

Blue Purgatory, CO

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical1,167 ft
Length7,012 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top10,544 ft

Where drops 1,167 vertical feet over 7,012 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 4,450 feet below the top. That's steeper than 87% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 90 named runs at Purgatory. It faces north.

How well Where holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 10°, Where gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Purgatory does, December through March. That's shadier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 59th shadiest named run at Purgatory. Its top sits at 10,540 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.

Where profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Where 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.