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Yonder

Black diamond Vail, CO

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical1,071 ft
Length3,782 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesW
Top11,234 ft

Yonder drops 1,071 vertical feet over 3,782 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 3,490 feet below the top. That's steeper than 22% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 117th steepest of 194 named runs at Vail. It faces west.

How well Yonder holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 17°, Yonder gets about 105% of the winter sun that flat ground at Vail does, December through March. That's sunnier than 76% of the runs we've measured, and the 48th sunniest named run at Vail. Its top sits at 11,230 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Yonder profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Yonder 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.