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Seldom

Black diamond Vail, CO

Steepest pitch44°
Vertical722 ft
Length2,175 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesE
Top10,408 ft

Seldom drops 722 vertical feet over 2,175 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 44° about 830 feet below the top. That's steeper than 99% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 194 named runs at Vail. It faces east.

How well Seldom holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 20°, Seldom gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Vail does, December through March. That's sunnier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 79th sunniest named run at Vail. Its top sits at 10,410 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.

Seldom profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Seldom 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.