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Joint Point

Black diamond Telluride, CO

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical410 ft
Length856 ft
Average pitch29°
FacesE
Top11,654 ft

Joint Point drops 410 vertical feet over 856 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 70% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 72nd steepest of 137 named runs at Telluride. It faces east.

How well Joint Point holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 29°, Joint Point gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Telluride does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 75th shadiest named run at Telluride. Its top sits at 11,650 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.

Joint Point profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Joint Point 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.