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Funnel

Double black Wolf Creek, CO

Steepest pitch46°
Vertical359 ft
Length1,106 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesSE
Top10,888 ft

Funnel drops 359 vertical feet over 1,106 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 46° about 200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 92% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 12th steepest of 131 named runs at Wolf Creek. It faces southeast.

How well Funnel holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 19°, Funnel gets about 113% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wolf Creek does, December through March. That's sunnier than 82% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th sunniest named run at Wolf Creek. Its top sits at 10,890 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Funnel profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Funnel elsewhere

Nearby at Wolf Creek

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.