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Andy's Encore

Blue Copper, CO

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical1,939 ft
Length8,270 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesN
Top11,991 ft

Andy's Encore drops 1,939 vertical feet over 8,270 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 4,480 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 70th steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces north.

How well Andy's Encore holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 14°, Andy's Encore gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Copper does, December through March. That's shadier than 71% of the runs we've measured, and the 51st shadiest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 11,990 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.

Andy's Encore profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Andy's Encore elsewhere

Nearby at Copper

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.