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Monte Cristo

Blue Breckenridge, CO

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical872 ft
Length5,149 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top11,398 ft

Monte Cristo drops 872 vertical feet over 5,149 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 1,010 feet below the top. That's steeper than 34% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 168th steepest of 207 named runs at Breckenridge. It faces northeast.

How well Monte Cristo holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Monte Cristo 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 123rd sunniest named run at Breckenridge. Its top sits at 11,400 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.

Monte Cristo profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Monte Cristo 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.