Blue Copper, CO
Union Gap drops 364 vertical feet over 1,880 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 1,080 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 90th steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 11°, Union Gap 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 54th shadiest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 11,540 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.
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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.