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vertigo

Double black Breckenridge, CO

Steepest pitch37°
Vertical446 ft
Length911 ft
Average pitch30°
FacesNE
Top12,076 ft

vertigo drops 446 vertical feet over 911 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 440 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 40th steepest of 207 named runs at Breckenridge. It faces northeast.

How well vertigo holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 30°, vertigo gets about 46% of the winter sun that flat ground at Breckenridge does, December through March. That's shadier than 95% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th shadiest named run at Breckenridge. Its top sits at 12,080 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.

vertigo profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like vertigo 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.