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Wall 1

Double black Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch46°
Vertical879 ft
Length2,463 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesNE
Top11,172 ft

Wall 1 drops 879 vertical feet over 2,463 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 46° about 280 feet below the top. That's steeper than 93% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 5th steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces northeast.

How well Wall 1 holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 21°, Wall 1 gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowmass does, December through March. That's shadier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 31st shadiest named run at Snowmass. Its top sits at 11,170 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.

Wall 1 profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Wall 1 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.