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Electric Shock

Double black Telluride, CO

Steepest pitch37°
Vertical218 ft
Length681 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesNE
Top12,504 ft

Electric Shock drops 218 vertical feet over 681 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 54% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 137 named runs at Telluride. It faces northeast.

How well Electric Shock holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 20°, Electric Shock gets about 65% of the winter sun that flat ground at Telluride does, December through March. That's shadier than 78% of the runs we've measured, and the 54th shadiest named run at Telluride. Its top sits at 12,500 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.

Electric Shock profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Electric Shock 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.