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Liberty Bell

Black diamond Telluride, CO

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical371 ft
Length854 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesSE
Top12,206 ft

Liberty Bell drops 371 vertical feet over 854 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 270 feet below the top. That's steeper than 87% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 50th steepest of 137 named runs at Telluride. It faces southeast.

How well Liberty Bell holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 26°, Liberty Bell gets about 123% of the winter sun that flat ground at Telluride does, December through March. That's sunnier than 89% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd sunniest named run at Telluride. Its top sits at 12,210 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Liberty Bell profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.