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Gyro

Black diamond Wolf Creek, CO

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical941 ft
Length4,751 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top11,323 ft

Gyro drops 941 vertical feet over 4,751 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 2,260 feet below the top. That's steeper than 42% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 69th steepest of 131 named runs at Wolf Creek. It faces northeast.

How well Gyro holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Gyro gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wolf Creek does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 60th shadiest named run at Wolf Creek. Its top sits at 11,320 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Gyro profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Gyro 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.