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Fair Play

Blue Copper, CO

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical769 ft
Length2,913 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesN
Top10,947 ft

Fair Play drops 769 vertical feet over 2,913 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 950 feet below the top. That's steeper than 68% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 85th steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces north.

How well Fair Play holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 15°, Fair Play gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Copper does, December through March. That's shadier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th shadiest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 10,950 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.

Fair Play profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Fair Play 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.