Double black (extreme) Breckenridge, CO
vertical cornice drops 425 vertical feet over 1,034 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 50° about 220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 98% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 207 named runs at Breckenridge. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 26°, vertical cornice gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Breckenridge does, December through March. That's shadier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 47th shadiest named run at Breckenridge. Its top sits at 12,690 feet.
Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.
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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.