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Golden Peak Terrain Park

Double black (off-piste) Vail, CO

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical987 ft
Length4,203 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top9,374 ft

Golden Peak Terrain Park drops 987 vertical feet over 4,203 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 2,430 feet below the top. That's steeper than 10% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 126th steepest of 194 named runs at Vail. It faces northwest.

How well Golden Peak Terrain Park holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Golden Peak Terrain Park gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Vail does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 110th shadiest named run at Vail. Its top sits at 9,370 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.

Golden Peak Terrain Park profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Golden Peak Terrain Park 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.