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Christmas

Blue Vail, CO

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical713 ft
Length2,955 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top10,880 ft

Christmas drops 713 vertical feet over 2,955 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 2,800 feet below the top. That's steeper than 39% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 162nd steepest of 194 named runs at Vail. It faces northwest.

How well Christmas holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Christmas gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Vail does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 87th sunniest named run at Vail. Its top sits at 10,880 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.

Christmas profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Christmas 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.