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Sundown

Blue Sunlight Mountain, CO

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical204 ft
Length941 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesN
Top8,554 ft

Sundown drops 204 vertical feet over 941 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 840 feet below the top. That's steeper than 76% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 45th steepest of 69 named runs at Sunlight Mountain. It faces north.

How well Sundown holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 13°, Sundown gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sunlight Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 67% of the runs we've measured, and the 42nd shadiest named run at Sunlight Mountain. Its top sits at 8,550 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.

Sundown profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sundown 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.