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Boomer

Green Vail, CO

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical478 ft
Length2,401 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNW
Top11,199 ft

Boomer drops 478 vertical feet over 2,401 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 1,020 feet below the top. That's steeper than 71% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 176th steepest of 194 named runs at Vail. It faces northwest.

How well Boomer holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 12°, Boomer gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Vail does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 82nd sunniest named run at Vail. Its top sits at 11,200 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.

Boomer profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Boomer elsewhere

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.