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Ego

Blue Steamboat, CO

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical250 ft
Length1,677 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNW
Top8,449 ft

Ego drops 250 vertical feet over 1,677 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 12% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 175th steepest of 195 named runs at Steamboat. It faces northwest.

How well Ego holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 9°, Ego gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Steamboat does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 61st shadiest named run at Steamboat. Its top sits at 8,450 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Ego profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ego 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.