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Rhapsody

Blue Copper, CO

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical321 ft
Length1,486 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesN
Top11,185 ft

Rhapsody drops 321 vertical feet over 1,486 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 700 feet below the top. That's steeper than 52% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 95th steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces north.

How well Rhapsody holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 13°, Rhapsody gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Copper does, December through March. That's shadier than 69% of the runs we've measured, and the 55th shadiest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 11,180 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.

Rhapsody profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Rhapsody 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.