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Roger's Run

Black diamond Vail, CO

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical988 ft
Length3,458 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesNW
Top10,713 ft

Roger's Run drops 988 vertical feet over 3,458 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 1,320 feet below the top. That's steeper than 47% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 81st steepest of 194 named runs at Vail. It faces northwest.

How well Roger's Run holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 17°, Roger's Run gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Vail does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 103rd shadiest named run at Vail. Its top sits at 10,710 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.

Roger's Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Roger's Run 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.