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Cabin

Black diamond Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical1,232 ft
Length5,302 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top10,137 ft

Cabin drops 1,232 vertical feet over 5,302 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 4,070 feet below the top. That's steeper than 29% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 81st steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces northeast.

How well Cabin holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Cabin gets about 73% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowmass does, December through March. That's shadier than 66% of the runs we've measured, and the 74th shadiest named run at Snowmass. Its top sits at 10,140 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.

Cabin profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cabin 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.