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Sunset

Black diamond Alta, UT

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical102 ft
Length1,779 ft
Average pitch4°
FacesNW
Top10,502 ft

Sunset drops 102 vertical feet over 1,779 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 1,330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 2% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 115th steepest of 117 named runs at Alta. It faces northwest.

How well Sunset holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 4°, Sunset gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alta does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 61st shadiest named run at Alta. Its top sits at 10,500 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.

Sunset profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sunset elsewhere

Nearby at Alta

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.