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Copper

Blue Aspen Mountain, CO

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical1,027 ft
Length4,765 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top11,194 ft

Copper drops 1,027 vertical feet over 4,765 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 3,270 feet below the top. That's steeper than 44% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 130th steepest of 139 named runs at Aspen Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Copper holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 13°, Copper gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Aspen Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 78th shadiest named run at Aspen Mountain. Its top sits at 11,190 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.

Copper profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Copper elsewhere

Nearby at Aspen Mountain

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.