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Shazam

Black diamond Wolf Creek, CO

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical495 ft
Length1,730 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesN
Top11,353 ft

Shazam drops 495 vertical feet over 1,730 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 560 feet below the top. That's steeper than 63% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 59th steepest of 131 named runs at Wolf Creek. It faces north.

How well Shazam holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 17°, Shazam gets about 65% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wolf Creek does, December through March. That's shadier than 79% of the runs we've measured, and the 38th shadiest named run at Wolf Creek. Its top sits at 11,350 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.

Shazam profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Shazam 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.