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Joslin

Blue Sunlight Mountain, CO

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical1,030 ft
Length3,300 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesN
Top9,544 ft

Joslin drops 1,030 vertical feet over 3,300 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 42nd steepest of 69 named runs at Sunlight Mountain. It faces north.

How well Joslin holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 18°, Joslin gets about 60% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sunlight Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 85% of the runs we've measured, and the 26th shadiest named run at Sunlight Mountain. Its top sits at 9,540 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.

Joslin profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Joslin elsewhere

Nearby at Sunlight Mountain

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.