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Storm Peak North

Black diamond Steamboat, CO

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical613 ft
Length2,159 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesW
Top10,372 ft

Storm Peak North drops 613 vertical feet over 2,159 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 1,060 feet below the top. That's steeper than 40% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 60th steepest of 195 named runs at Steamboat. It faces west.

How well Storm Peak North holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 17°, Storm Peak North gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Steamboat does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 106th sunniest named run at Steamboat. Its top sits at 10,370 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.

Storm Peak North profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Storm Peak North 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.