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AMF

Double black Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch44°
Vertical611 ft
Length2,017 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNE
Top11,946 ft

AMF drops 611 vertical feet over 2,017 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 44° about 760 feet below the top. That's steeper than 88% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 9th steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces northeast.

How well AMF holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 18°, AMF gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowmass does, December through March. That's shadier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 82nd shadiest named run at Snowmass. Its top sits at 11,950 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.

AMF profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like AMF elsewhere

Nearby at Snowmass

Measured by ZRankings from USGS lidar (1-meter where it exists, coarser elsewhere). 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.