Blue Vail, CO
Black Forest drops 344 vertical feet over 1,643 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 38% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 163rd steepest of 194 named runs at Vail. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 12°, Black Forest gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Vail does, December through March. That's shadier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 78th shadiest named run at Vail. Its top sits at 9,670 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.
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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.