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Funnel

Blue Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical358 ft
Length1,349 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesN
Top9,676 ft

Funnel drops 358 vertical feet over 1,349 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 640 feet below the top. That's steeper than 89% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 74th steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces north.

How well Funnel holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 16°, Funnel 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.

Funnel profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Funnel 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.