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Stella

Blue Telluride, CO

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical323 ft
Length1,901 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top11,495 ft

Stella drops 323 vertical feet over 1,901 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 90 feet below the top. That's steeper than 99% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 66th steepest of 137 named runs at Telluride. It faces northeast.

How well Stella holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Stella gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Telluride does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 43rd sunniest named run at Telluride. Its top sits at 11,490 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.

Stella profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Stella 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.