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South Look Ma

Black diamond Vail, CO

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical370 ft
Length1,665 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top10,565 ft

South Look Ma drops 370 vertical feet over 1,665 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 1,060 feet below the top. That's steeper than 48% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 76th steepest of 194 named runs at Vail. It faces northeast.

How well South Look Ma holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 13°, South Look Ma gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Vail does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 108th shadiest named run at Vail. Its top sits at 10,560 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.

South Look Ma profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.