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Hidden Vein

Green Copper, CO

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical326 ft
Length1,672 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesN
Top10,216 ft

Hidden Vein drops 326 vertical feet over 1,672 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 1,610 feet below the top. That's steeper than 77% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 113th steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces north.

How well Hidden Vein holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 11°, Hidden Vein gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Copper does, December through March. That's shadier than 71% of the runs we've measured, and the 49th shadiest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 10,220 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.

Hidden Vein profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hidden Vein 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.