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Prospector

Green Copper, CO

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical280 ft
Length1,850 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top10,276 ft

Prospector drops 280 vertical feet over 1,850 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 160 feet below the top. That's steeper than 63% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 124th steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces northeast.

How well Prospector holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Prospector gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Copper does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 94th shadiest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 10,280 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Prospector profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Prospector 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.