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Pronto

Black diamond Vail, CO

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical406 ft
Length1,250 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNE
Top10,129 ft

Pronto drops 406 vertical feet over 1,250 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 690 feet below the top. That's steeper than 59% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 48th steepest of 194 named runs at Vail. It faces northeast.

How well Pronto holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 19°, Pronto gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Vail does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 64th shadiest named run at Vail. Its top sits at 10,130 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.

Pronto profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Pronto 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.