Unfortunately for all of us, the slope designation system is more a guideline that a hard and fast rule. There is no scientific measurement as to what defines a gleen, blue, or black slope, so its up to each individual resort to determine for themselves, hence all the variation. So what may be a black slope in A-Basin may be a blue in Keystone, etc etc etc. There is even variation within each category; i've been down two different blue slopes in the same resort and found one to be way easier than another. PLUS there are mogul runs and groomed/ungroomed runs that can dramatically change the difficultly of the terrain (depending on your skills), so it can get pretty confusing up there. You might as well get used to it, consistency is not something you're gonna find in nature. Just go with the flow, develop your skills and you'll have a good time regar
Unfortunately for all of us, the slope designation system is more a guideline that a hard and fast rule. There is no scientific measurement as to what defines a gleen, blue, or black slope, so its up to each individual resort to determine for themselves, hence all the variation. So what may be a black slope in A-Basin may be a blue in Keystone, etc etc etc. There is even variation within each category; i've been down two different blue slopes in the same resort and found one to be way easier than another. PLUS there are mogul runs and groomed/ungroomed runs that can dramatically change the difficultly of the terrain (depending on your skills), so it can get pretty confusing up there. You might as well get used to it, consistency is not something you're gonna find in nature. Just go with the flow, develop your skills and you'll have a good time regardless of the terrain!
