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Sail Away Glade

Black diamond Copper, CO

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical324 ft
Length1,354 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top11,039 ft

Sail Away Glade drops 324 vertical feet over 1,354 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 510 feet below the top. That's steeper than 85% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 18th steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces northwest.

How well Sail Away Glade holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Sail Away Glade gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Copper does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 74th shadiest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 11,040 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.

Sail Away Glade profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sail Away Glade 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.