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Hunky Dory

Blue Vail, CO

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical433 ft
Length1,843 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesN
Top10,961 ft

Hunky Dory drops 433 vertical feet over 1,843 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 1,440 feet below the top. That's steeper than 61% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 140th steepest of 194 named runs at Vail. It faces north.

How well Hunky Dory holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 14°, Hunky Dory gets about 69% of the winter sun that flat ground at Vail does, December through March. That's shadier than 73% of the runs we've measured, and the 55th shadiest named run at Vail. Its top sits at 10,960 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.

Hunky Dory profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hunky Dory 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.