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Liberty

Blue Copper, CO

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical450 ft
Length1,971 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top10,961 ft

Liberty drops 450 vertical feet over 1,971 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 1,300 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 89th steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces northeast.

How well Liberty holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 13°, Liberty 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 77th shadiest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 10,960 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.

Liberty profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Liberty 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.