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White Crown

Black diamond Breckenridge, CO

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical721 ft
Length2,263 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNE
Top12,083 ft

White Crown drops 721 vertical feet over 2,263 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 1,040 feet below the top. That's steeper than 40% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 116th steepest of 207 named runs at Breckenridge. It faces northeast.

How well White Crown holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 19°, White Crown gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Breckenridge does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 39th 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.

White Crown profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like White Crown 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.