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Camp Bird

Blue Buttermilk, CO

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical809 ft
Length3,803 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top9,600 ft

Camp Bird drops 809 vertical feet over 3,803 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 1,710 feet below the top. That's steeper than 73% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 7th steepest of 41 named runs at Buttermilk. It faces north.

How well Camp Bird holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 12°, Camp Bird gets about 69% of the winter sun that flat ground at Buttermilk does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th shadiest named run at Buttermilk. Its top sits at 9,600 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.

Camp Bird profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Camp Bird elsewhere

Nearby at Buttermilk

Measured by ZRankings from USGS lidar (1-meter where it exists, coarser elsewhere). 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.