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West Headwalll

Double black Winter Park, CO

Steepest pitch40°
Vertical466 ft
Length1,397 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesE
Top11,756 ft

West Headwalll drops 466 vertical feet over 1,397 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 40° about 120 feet below the top. That's steeper than 68% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 16th steepest of 164 named runs at Winter Park. It faces east.

How well West Headwalll holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 21°, West Headwalll gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Winter Park does, December through March. That's sunnier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 70th sunniest named run at Winter Park. Its top sits at 11,760 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.

West Headwalll profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like West Headwalll elsewhere

Nearby at Winter Park

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.