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Possible

Double black Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch47°
Vertical896 ft
Length2,748 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesNE
Top11,565 ft

Possible drops 896 vertical feet over 2,748 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 47° about 500 feet below the top. That's steeper than 94% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces northeast.

How well Possible holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 20°, Possible gets about 59% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowmass does, December through March. That's shadier than 85% of the runs we've measured, and the 23rd shadiest named run at Snowmass. Its top sits at 11,560 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.

Possible profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Possible 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.