Double black Wolf Creek, CO
Bristle Cone drops 164 vertical feet over 307 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 47° about 50 feet below the top. That's steeper than 94% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 10th steepest of 131 named runs at Wolf Creek. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 33°, Bristle Cone gets about 41% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wolf Creek does, December through March. That's shadier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th shadiest named run at Wolf Creek. Its top sits at 11,580 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.