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Solitude

Black diamond Breckenridge, CO

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical550 ft
Length1,531 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesSE
Top11,890 ft

Solitude drops 550 vertical feet over 1,531 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 770 feet below the top. That's steeper than 73% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 82nd steepest of 207 named runs at Breckenridge. It faces southeast.

How well Solitude holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 21°, Solitude gets about 132% of the winter sun that flat ground at Breckenridge does, December through March. That's sunnier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 11th sunniest named run at Breckenridge. Its top sits at 11,890 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Solitude profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Solitude 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.