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Bradley's Plunge

Double black Copper, CO

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical665 ft
Length1,836 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesSE
Top12,239 ft

Bradley's Plunge drops 665 vertical feet over 1,836 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 46% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 17th steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces southeast.

How well Bradley's Plunge holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 22°, Bradley's Plunge gets about 134% of the winter sun that flat ground at Copper does, December through March. That's sunnier than 94% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th sunniest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 12,240 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Bradley's Plunge profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bradley's Plunge 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.