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Willy's

Double black Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch42°
Vertical1,133 ft
Length3,070 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesNE
Top11,348 ft

Willy's drops 1,133 vertical feet over 3,070 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 42° about 2,120 feet below the top. That's steeper than 77% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 15th steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces northeast.

How well Willy's holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 22°, Willy's gets about 58% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowmass does, December through March. That's shadier than 87% of the runs we've measured, and the 14th shadiest named run at Snowmass. Its top sits at 11,350 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.

Willy's profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Willy's 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.