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Creekside (Upper)

Blue Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical941 ft
Length4,541 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top9,756 ft

Creekside (Upper) drops 941 vertical feet over 4,541 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 370 feet below the top. That's steeper than 97% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 49th steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces northeast.

How well Creekside (Upper) holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Creekside (Upper) gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowmass does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 95th shadiest named run at Snowmass. Its top sits at 9,760 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.

Creekside (Upper) profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Creekside (Upper) 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.