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Bull Run

Blue Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical1,470 ft
Length7,273 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNW
Top11,337 ft

Bull Run drops 1,470 vertical feet over 7,273 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 4,910 feet below the top. That's steeper than 96% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 50th steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces northwest.

How well Bull Run holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 12°, Bull Run gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowmass does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 89th shadiest named run at Snowmass. Its top sits at 11,340 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.

Bull Run profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bull Run 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.