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Jack of Hearts

Blue Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical320 ft
Length1,161 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top10,810 ft

Jack of Hearts drops 320 vertical feet over 1,161 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 38% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 106th steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces northeast.

How well Jack of Hearts holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 16°, Jack of Hearts gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowmass does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 57th shadiest named run at Snowmass. Its top sits at 10,810 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.

Jack of Hearts profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Jack of Hearts 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.