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Moonshine

Blue Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical851 ft
Length3,673 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesN
Top10,273 ft

Moonshine drops 851 vertical feet over 3,673 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 400 feet below the top. That's steeper than 94% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 56th steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces north.

How well Moonshine holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 14°, Moonshine gets about 67% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowmass does, December through March. That's shadier than 76% of the runs we've measured, and the 50th shadiest named run at Snowmass. Its top sits at 10,270 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.

Moonshine profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Moonshine 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.