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Waterfall

Black diamond Winter Park, CO

Steepest pitch38°
Vertical410 ft
Length1,652 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesE
Top11,054 ft

Waterfall drops 410 vertical feet over 1,652 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 38° about 700 feet below the top. That's steeper than 92% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 164 named runs at Winter Park. It faces east.

How well Waterfall holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 15°, Waterfall gets about 98% of the winter sun that flat ground at Winter Park does, December through March. That's sunnier than 69% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th sunniest named run at Winter Park. Its top sits at 11,050 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Waterfall profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Waterfall 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.