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Granite

Blue Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical741 ft
Length3,681 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNW
Top10,513 ft

Granite drops 741 vertical feet over 3,681 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 2,720 feet below the top. That's steeper than 88% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 76th steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces northwest.

How well Granite holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 12°, Granite gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowmass does, December through March. That's shadier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 77th shadiest named run at Snowmass. Its top sits at 10,510 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.

Granite profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Granite 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.