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Star Wars

Black diamond Wolf Creek, CO

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical562 ft
Length1,839 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesE
Top11,556 ft

Star Wars drops 562 vertical feet over 1,839 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 1,540 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 62nd steepest of 131 named runs at Wolf Creek. It faces east.

How well Star Wars holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 18°, Star Wars gets about 95% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wolf Creek does, December through March. That's sunnier than 66% of the runs we've measured, and the 25th sunniest named run at Wolf Creek. Its top sits at 11,560 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Star Wars profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Star Wars 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.