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Big Rock Park - West

Blue Vail, CO

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical486 ft
Length2,719 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesW
Top10,517 ft

Big Rock Park - West drops 486 vertical feet over 2,719 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 950 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 146th steepest of 194 named runs at Vail. It faces west.

How well Big Rock Park - West holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 10°, Big Rock Park - West gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Vail does, December through March. That's sunnier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 73rd sunniest named run at Vail. Its top sits at 10,520 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.

Big Rock Park - West 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.