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Fallaway

Blue Crested Butte, CO

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical255 ft
Length1,199 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesN
Top10,505 ft

Fallaway drops 255 vertical feet over 1,199 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 81% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 161st steepest of 227 named runs at Crested Butte. It faces north.

How well Fallaway holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 13°, Fallaway gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at Crested Butte does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st shadiest named run at Crested Butte. Its top sits at 10,500 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.

Fallaway profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Fallaway elsewhere

Nearby at Crested Butte

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.