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Little Ollie

Black diamond Vail, CO

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical881 ft
Length2,767 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNE
Top10,957 ft

Little Ollie drops 881 vertical feet over 2,767 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 2,240 feet below the top. That's steeper than 51% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 67th steepest of 194 named runs at Vail. It faces northeast.

How well Little Ollie holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 19°, Little Ollie gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Vail does, December through March. That's shadier than 71% of the runs we've measured, and the 66th 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.

Little Ollie profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Little Ollie 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.