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Lower American

Green Breckenridge, CO

Steepest pitch10°
Vertical268 ft
Length2,529 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNE
Top10,314 ft

Lower American drops 268 vertical feet over 2,529 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 10° about 560 feet below the top. That's steeper than 17% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 203rd steepest of 207 named runs at Breckenridge. It faces northeast.

How well Lower American holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 6°, Lower American gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Breckenridge does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 115th sunniest named run at Breckenridge. Its top sits at 10,310 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.

Lower American profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower 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.