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Hal's Hollow (Upper)

Blue Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical339 ft
Length1,350 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNE
Top9,659 ft

Hal's Hollow (Upper) drops 339 vertical feet over 1,350 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 1,110 feet below the top. That's steeper than 75% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 87th steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces northeast.

How well Hal's Hollow (Upper) holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 15°, Hal's Hollow (Upper) gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowmass does, December through March. That's shadier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 71st shadiest named run at Snowmass. Its top sits at 9,660 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.

Hal's Hollow (Upper) profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hal's Hollow (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.