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Strawberry Patch

Double black Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch41°
Vertical614 ft
Length1,747 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesNE
Top10,903 ft

Strawberry Patch drops 614 vertical feet over 1,747 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 41° about 280 feet below the top. That's steeper than 75% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces northeast.

How well Strawberry Patch holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 21°, Strawberry Patch 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 67th shadiest named run at Snowmass. Its top sits at 10,900 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.

Strawberry Patch profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Strawberry Patch 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.