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Zinfandel

Blue Purgatory, CO

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical782 ft
Length4,806 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top10,527 ft

Zinfandel drops 782 vertical feet over 4,806 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 3,850 feet below the top. That's steeper than 67% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 61st steepest of 90 named runs at Purgatory. It faces northeast.

How well Zinfandel holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Zinfandel gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Purgatory does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 60th shadiest named run at Purgatory. Its top sits at 10,530 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.

Zinfandel profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Zinfandel 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.