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whiff

Double black (extreme) Breckenridge, CO

Steepest pitch47°
Vertical405 ft
Length639 ft
Average pitch40°
FacesNE
Top12,443 ft

whiff drops 405 vertical feet over 639 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 47° about 200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 95% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 7th steepest of 207 named runs at Breckenridge. It faces northeast.

How well whiff holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 40°, whiff gets about 36% of the winter sun that flat ground at Breckenridge does, December through March. That's shadier than 99% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at Breckenridge. Its top sits at 12,440 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.

whiff profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like whiff 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.