home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Bottoms Up

Blue Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical516 ft
Length2,207 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesN
Top9,677 ft

Bottoms Up drops 516 vertical feet over 2,207 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 580 feet below the top. That's steeper than 76% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 85th steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces north.

How well Bottoms Up holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 14°, Bottoms Up gets about 65% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowmass does, December through March. That's shadier than 78% of the runs we've measured, and the 39th shadiest named run at Snowmass. Its top sits at 9,680 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.

Bottoms Up profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bottoms Up 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.