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Polar Queen

Blue Telluride, CO

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical918 ft
Length5,185 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top11,187 ft

Polar Queen drops 918 vertical feet over 5,185 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 3,390 feet below the top. That's steeper than 39% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 119th steepest of 137 named runs at Telluride. It faces north.

How well Polar Queen holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 10°, Polar Queen gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Telluride does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 73rd shadiest named run at Telluride. Its top sits at 11,190 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.

Polar Queen profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Polar Queen 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.