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East Wall

Double black Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch47°
Vertical1,211 ft
Length4,897 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesN
Top12,319 ft

East Wall drops 1,211 vertical feet over 4,897 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 47° about 1,270 feet below the top. That's steeper than 94% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces north.

How well East Wall holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 15°, East Wall gets about 65% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowmass does, December through March. That's shadier than 79% of the runs we've measured, and the 37th shadiest named run at Snowmass. Its top sits at 12,320 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.

East Wall profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like East Wall 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.