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Humbolt Draw

Blue Telluride, CO

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical697 ft
Length2,931 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesW
Top10,753 ft

Humbolt Draw drops 697 vertical feet over 2,931 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 1,010 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 109th steepest of 137 named runs at Telluride. It faces west.

How well Humbolt Draw holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 14°, Humbolt Draw gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Telluride does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 34th sunniest named run at Telluride. Its top sits at 10,750 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.

Humbolt Draw profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Humbolt Draw 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.