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Big Rock Park - East

Blue Vail, CO

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical567 ft
Length2,438 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top11,085 ft

Big Rock Park - East drops 567 vertical feet over 2,438 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 30 feet below the top. That's steeper than 90% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 92nd steepest of 194 named runs at Vail. It faces northwest.

How well Big Rock Park - East holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Big Rock Park - East gets about 73% of the winter sun that flat ground at Vail does, December through March. That's shadier than 66% of the runs we've measured, and the 82nd shadiest named run at Vail. Its top sits at 11,080 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Big Rock Park - East profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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Nearby at Vail

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.