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Ute

Green Sunlight Mountain, CO

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical1,700 ft
Length11,124 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top9,849 ft

Ute drops 1,700 vertical feet over 11,124 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 1,400 feet below the top. That's steeper than 90% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 54th steepest of 69 named runs at Sunlight Mountain. It faces north.

How well Ute holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 9°, Ute gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sunlight Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 61st shadiest named run at Sunlight Mountain. Its top sits at 9,850 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.

Ute profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ute 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.