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Copperfield

Blue Copper, CO

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical1,094 ft
Length5,111 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top11,566 ft

Copperfield drops 1,094 vertical feet over 5,111 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 110 feet below the top. That's steeper than 38% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 101st steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces north.

How well Copperfield holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 12°, Copperfield gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Copper does, December through March. That's shadier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 58th shadiest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 11,570 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.

Copperfield profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Copperfield 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.