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Magnolia

Blue Telluride, CO

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical961 ft
Length5,305 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesN
Top11,733 ft

Magnolia drops 961 vertical feet over 5,305 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 700 feet below the top. That's steeper than 87% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 87th steepest of 137 named runs at Telluride. It faces north.

How well Magnolia holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 11°, Magnolia gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Telluride does, December through March. That's shadier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 70th shadiest named run at Telluride. Its top sits at 11,730 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.

Magnolia profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Magnolia 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.