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Dynamo

Double black Telluride, CO

Steepest pitch51°
Vertical1,281 ft
Length2,992 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesNW
Top12,223 ft

Dynamo drops 1,281 vertical feet over 2,992 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 51° about 1,000 feet below the top. That's steeper than 99% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 137 named runs at Telluride. It faces northwest.

How well Dynamo holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 26°, Dynamo gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Telluride does, December through March. That's shadier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 63rd shadiest named run at Telluride. Its top sits at 12,220 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.

Dynamo profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Dynamo elsewhere

Nearby at Telluride

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.