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Timberline

Blue Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical1,853 ft
Length7,386 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesN
Top11,746 ft

Timberline drops 1,853 vertical feet over 7,386 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 5,170 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 79th steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces north.

How well Timberline holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 15°, Timberline gets about 66% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowmass does, December through March. That's shadier than 77% of the runs we've measured, and the 47th shadiest named run at Snowmass. Its top sits at 11,750 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.

Timberline profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Timberline 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.