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Big Valley

Green Winter Park, CO

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical409 ft
Length4,421 ft
Average pitch5°
FacesNW
Top9,974 ft

Big Valley drops 409 vertical feet over 4,421 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 50% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 142nd steepest of 164 named runs at Winter Park. It faces northwest.

How well Big Valley holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 5°, Big Valley gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Winter Park does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 67th sunniest named run at Winter Park. Its top sits at 9,970 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.

Big Valley profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Big Valley 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.