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Trans Montane

Green Vail, CO

Steepest pitch9°
Vertical267 ft
Length4,104 ft
Average pitch4°
FacesN
Top9,975 ft

Trans Montane drops 267 vertical feet over 4,104 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 9° about 540 feet below the top. That's steeper than 17% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 194th steepest of 194 named runs at Vail. It faces north.

How well Trans Montane holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 4°, Trans Montane gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Vail does, December through March. That's shadier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 36th shadiest named run at Vail. Its top sits at 9,980 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.

Trans Montane profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Trans Montane 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.