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Sharp Nose

Black diamond Winter Park, CO

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical136 ft
Length437 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesW
Top10,481 ft

Sharp Nose drops 136 vertical feet over 437 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 210 feet below the top. That's steeper than 10% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 105th steepest of 164 named runs at Winter Park. It faces west.

How well Sharp Nose holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 18°, Sharp Nose gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Winter Park does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 73rd sunniest named run at Winter Park. Its top sits at 10,480 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.

Sharp Nose profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sharp Nose 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.