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Buffalo Stampede

Double black Copper, CO

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical789 ft
Length2,032 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesNE
Top12,177 ft

Buffalo Stampede drops 789 vertical feet over 2,032 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 710 feet below the top. That's steeper than 47% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 16th steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces northeast.

How well Buffalo Stampede holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 23°, Buffalo Stampede gets about 55% of the winter sun that flat ground at Copper does, December through March. That's shadier than 89% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th shadiest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 12,180 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.

Buffalo Stampede profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Buffalo Stampede 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.