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The Peaks

Green Telluride, CO

Steepest pitch11°
Vertical164 ft
Length1,924 ft
Average pitch5°
FacesNW
Top9,509 ft

The Peaks drops 164 vertical feet over 1,924 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 11° about 860 feet below the top. That's steeper than 24% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 133rd steepest of 137 named runs at Telluride. It faces northwest.

How well The Peaks holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 5°, The Peaks 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 32nd sunniest named run at Telluride. Its top sits at 9,510 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.

The Peaks profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Peaks 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.