Double black Wolf Creek, CO
Big Cornice drops 224 vertical feet over 372 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 49° about 50 feet below the top. That's steeper than 97% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 2nd steepest of 131 named runs at Wolf Creek. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 38°, Big Cornice gets about 34% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wolf Creek does, December through March. That's shadier than 99% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd shadiest named run at Wolf Creek. Its top sits at 11,550 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.
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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.