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Silver Streak

Blue Wolf Creek, CO

Steepest pitch34°
Vertical970 ft
Length4,416 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top11,706 ft

Silver Streak drops 970 vertical feet over 4,416 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 540 feet below the top. That's steeper than 99% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 49th steepest of 131 named runs at Wolf Creek. It faces northeast.

How well Silver Streak holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 13°, Silver Streak gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wolf Creek does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 51st shadiest named run at Wolf Creek. Its top sits at 11,710 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.

Silver Streak profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Silver Streak 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.