Dan and I hiked the Highlands Bowl twice. The first time we were probably one of the first 20 people up that day, so we got first tracks coming down. The run was spectacular. The Highlands Bowls is 1,700 vertical feet of really steep bowl skiing (not quite 70-90 degrees). On our first run (red) we skied G-8 with an average pitch of 37 degrees and a maximum pitch of 42 degrees. The second run (yellow) we skied Full Curl with a maximum pitch of 45 degrees. That probably doesn't sound that steep, but it very steep, even for a double black diamond. I don't think I have ever skied a run that is so steep for so long. Most really steep runs are only steep for a few turns and then they flatten out. By the end of each run my thighs were burning, and that is a rare occurance recently. (This photo was taken from the top of the gondola at Ajax).