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Brian's Run

Black diamond Winter Park, CO

Steepest pitch34°
Vertical529 ft
Length1,280 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesNE
Top9,733 ft

Brian's Run drops 529 vertical feet over 1,280 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 680 feet below the top. That's steeper than 78% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 35th steepest of 164 named runs at Winter Park. It faces northeast.

How well Brian's Run holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 25°, Brian's Run gets about 55% of the winter sun that flat ground at Winter Park does, December through March. That's shadier than 89% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th shadiest named run at Winter Park. Its top sits at 9,730 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.

Brian's Run profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Brian's Run 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.