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Pick'N Gad

Blue Telluride, CO

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical479 ft
Length2,079 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesW
Top10,672 ft

Pick'N Gad drops 479 vertical feet over 2,079 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 790 feet below the top. That's steeper than 96% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 78th steepest of 137 named runs at Telluride. It faces west.

How well Pick'N Gad holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 13°, Pick'N Gad gets about 89% 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 31st sunniest named run at Telluride. Its top sits at 10,670 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.

Pick'N Gad profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Pick'N Gad 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.