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Vein Glory

Green Copper, CO

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical975 ft
Length4,931 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top10,809 ft

Vein Glory drops 975 vertical feet over 4,931 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 3,940 feet below the top. That's steeper than 96% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 86th steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces north.

How well Vein Glory holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 12°, Vein Glory gets about 72% 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 57th shadiest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 10,810 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.

Vein Glory profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Vein Glory 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.