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WJW

Black diamond Steamboat, CO

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical319 ft
Length971 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesW
Top8,949 ft

WJW drops 319 vertical feet over 971 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 510 feet below the top. That's steeper than 78% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 23rd steepest of 195 named runs at Steamboat. It faces west.

How well WJW holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 19°, WJW 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 107th sunniest named run at Steamboat. Its top sits at 8,950 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.

WJW profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like WJW 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.