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Family Cross

Blue Copper, CO

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical195 ft
Length1,641 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesN
Top11,379 ft

Family Cross drops 195 vertical feet over 1,641 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 120 feet below the top. That's steeper than 7% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 138th steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces north.

How well Family Cross holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 7°, Family Cross gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Copper does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 79th shadiest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 11,380 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.

Family Cross profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Family Cross 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.