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Ruder's Run

Blue Vail, CO

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical1,003 ft
Length4,221 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top9,377 ft

Ruder's Run drops 1,003 vertical feet over 4,221 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 3,930 feet below the top. That's steeper than 45% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 152nd steepest of 194 named runs at Vail. It faces northwest.

How well Ruder's Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Ruder's Run 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 109th shadiest named run at Vail. Its top sits at 9,380 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.

Ruder's Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ruder'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.