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Valentine's

Double black Copper, CO

Steepest pitch37°
Vertical669 ft
Length1,857 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesNE
Top11,891 ft

Valentine's drops 669 vertical feet over 1,857 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 770 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 10th steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces northeast.

How well Valentine's holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 22°, Valentine's gets about 68% of the winter sun that flat ground at Copper does, December through March. That's shadier than 74% of the runs we've measured, and the 41st shadiest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 11,890 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.

Valentine's profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Valentine's 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.