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Frank's Fave

Blue Copper, CO

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical280 ft
Length1,613 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top10,052 ft

Frank's Fave drops 280 vertical feet over 1,613 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 940 feet below the top. That's steeper than 34% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 106th steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces north.

How well Frank's Fave holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 10°, Frank's Fave gets about 73% of the winter sun that flat ground at Copper does, December through March. That's shadier than 66% of the runs we've measured, and the 68th shadiest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 10,050 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.

Frank's Fave profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Frank's Fave 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.