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Ore-Deal

Black diamond Copper, CO

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical636 ft
Length1,822 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesN
Top10,502 ft

Ore-Deal drops 636 vertical feet over 1,822 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 1,410 feet below the top. That's steeper than 35% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 62nd steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces north.

How well Ore-Deal holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 21°, Ore-Deal gets about 52% of the winter sun that flat ground at Copper does, December through March. That's shadier than 92% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd shadiest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 10,500 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.

Ore-Deal profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ore-Deal 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.