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I-Dropper

Blue Copper, CO

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical614 ft
Length2,467 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNE
Top11,146 ft

I-Dropper drops 614 vertical feet over 2,467 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 1,070 feet below the top. That's steeper than 52% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 94th steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces northeast.

How well I-Dropper holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 15°, I-Dropper 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 67th shadiest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 11,150 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.

I-Dropper profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like I-Dropper 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.