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Otto Bahn

Blue Copper, CO

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical291 ft
Length3,305 ft
Average pitch5°
FacesS
Top11,850 ft

Otto Bahn drops 291 vertical feet over 3,305 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 1,920 feet below the top. That's steeper than 18% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 123rd steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces south.

How well Otto Bahn holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing south at an average 5°, Otto Bahn gets about 132% of the winter sun that flat ground at Copper does, December through March. That's sunnier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th sunniest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 11,850 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Otto Bahn profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Otto Bahn 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.