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Who

Blue Purgatory, CO

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical290 ft
Length1,381 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top10,305 ft

Who drops 290 vertical feet over 1,381 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 930 feet below the top. That's steeper than 31% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 80th steepest of 90 named runs at Purgatory. It faces northeast.

How well Who holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Who gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Purgatory does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 39th shadiest named run at Purgatory. Its top sits at 10,300 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Who profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Who 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.