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American

Black diamond Breckenridge, CO

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical907 ft
Length3,759 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top11,222 ft

American drops 907 vertical feet over 3,759 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 1,800 feet below the top. That's steeper than 18% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 136th steepest of 207 named runs at Breckenridge. It faces northeast.

How well American holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 14°, American gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Breckenridge does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 120th sunniest named run at Breckenridge. Its top sits at 11,220 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.

American profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like American elsewhere

Nearby at Breckenridge

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.