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Spruce

Black diamond Breckenridge, CO

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical870 ft
Length3,448 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNE
Top11,278 ft

Spruce drops 870 vertical feet over 3,448 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 2,050 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 113th steepest of 207 named runs at Breckenridge. It faces northeast.

How well Spruce holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 15°, Spruce gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Breckenridge does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 62nd shadiest named run at Breckenridge. Its top sits at 11,280 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.

Spruce profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Spruce 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.