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Willett's Way

Black diamond Winter Park, CO

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical467 ft
Length2,026 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top11,303 ft

Willett's Way drops 467 vertical feet over 2,026 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 580 feet below the top. That's steeper than 10% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 104th steepest of 164 named runs at Winter Park. It faces northeast.

How well Willett's Way holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 13°, Willett's Way gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Winter Park does, December through March. That's shadier than 71% of the runs we've measured, and the 42nd shadiest named run at Winter Park. Its top sits at 11,300 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.

Willett's Way profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Willett's Way 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.