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Twilight

Black diamond Steamboat, CO

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical917 ft
Length2,741 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesW
Top9,965 ft

Twilight drops 917 vertical feet over 2,741 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 2,090 feet below the top. That's steeper than 48% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 49th steepest of 195 named runs at Steamboat. It faces west.

How well Twilight holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 20°, Twilight gets about 104% of the winter sun that flat ground at Steamboat does, December through March. That's sunnier than 75% of the runs we've measured, and the 57th sunniest named run at Steamboat. Its top sits at 9,970 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Twilight profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Twilight 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.