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Between

Blue Steamboat, CO

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical64 ft
Length586 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesN
Top7,884 ft

Between drops 64 vertical feet over 586 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 35% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 139th steepest of 195 named runs at Steamboat. It faces north.

How well Between holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 6°, Between gets about 54% of the winter sun that flat ground at Steamboat does, December through March. That's shadier than 90% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd shadiest named run at Steamboat. Its top sits at 7,880 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.

Between profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Between elsewhere

Nearby at Steamboat

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. 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.