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Belle Fourche

Black diamond Winter Park, CO

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical731 ft
Length3,417 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNW
Top11,647 ft

Belle Fourche drops 731 vertical feet over 3,417 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 2,150 feet below the top. That's steeper than 77% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 37th steepest of 164 named runs at Winter Park. It faces northwest.

How well Belle Fourche holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 13°, Belle Fourche gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Winter Park does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 66th shadiest named run at Winter Park. Its top sits at 11,650 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.

Belle Fourche profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Belle Fourche elsewhere

Nearby at Winter Park

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.