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Derailer

Black diamond Winter Park, CO

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical1,389 ft
Length4,985 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top11,009 ft

Derailer drops 1,389 vertical feet over 4,985 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 3,330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 59% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 49th steepest of 164 named runs at Winter Park. It faces northeast.

How well Derailer holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 16°, Derailer gets about 66% of the winter sun that flat ground at Winter Park does, December through March. That's shadier than 78% of the runs we've measured, and the 29th shadiest named run at Winter Park. Its top sits at 11,010 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.

Derailer profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Derailer 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.