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Columbia

Blue Breckenridge, CO

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical811 ft
Length3,469 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top10,983 ft

Columbia drops 811 vertical feet over 3,469 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 52% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 152nd steepest of 207 named runs at Breckenridge. It faces northeast.

How well Columbia holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Columbia gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Breckenridge does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 67th shadiest named run at Breckenridge. Its top sits at 10,980 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.

Columbia profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Columbia 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.