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behold

Double black (extreme) Breckenridge, CO

Steepest pitch50°
Vertical370 ft
Length568 ft
Average pitch41°
FacesNE
Top12,418 ft

behold drops 370 vertical feet over 568 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 50° about 110 feet below the top. That's steeper than 99% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 207 named runs at Breckenridge. It faces northeast.

How well behold holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 41°, behold gets about 41% of the winter sun that flat ground at Breckenridge does, December through March. That's shadier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th shadiest named run at Breckenridge. Its top sits at 12,420 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

behold profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like behold 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.