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Slip Knot

Black diamond Copper, CO

Steepest pitch34°
Vertical550 ft
Length1,325 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesNW
Top11,682 ft

Slip Knot drops 550 vertical feet over 1,325 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 81% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 23rd steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces northwest.

How well Slip Knot holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 25°, Slip Knot gets about 67% of the winter sun that flat ground at Copper does, December through March. That's shadier than 76% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th shadiest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 11,680 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.

Slip Knot profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Slip Knot 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.