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West Encore

Blue Copper, CO

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical451 ft
Length2,680 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top11,696 ft

West Encore drops 451 vertical feet over 2,680 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 2,300 feet below the top. That's steeper than 19% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 122nd steepest of 141 named runs at Copper. It faces northeast.

How well West Encore holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, West Encore gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Copper does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 82nd shadiest named run at Copper. Its top sits at 11,700 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

West Encore profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like West Encore 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.