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Sundance

Blue Telluride, CO

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical1,299 ft
Length8,489 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top10,896 ft

Sundance drops 1,299 vertical feet over 8,489 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 5,250 feet below the top. That's steeper than 45% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 115th steepest of 137 named runs at Telluride. It faces north.

How well Sundance holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 9°, Sundance gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Telluride does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 80th shadiest named run at Telluride. Its top sits at 10,900 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.

Sundance profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sundance 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.