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Sunspot

Black diamond Alta, UT

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical488 ft
Length1,191 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesW
Top10,155 ft

Sunspot drops 488 vertical feet over 1,191 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 84% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 49th steepest of 117 named runs at Alta. It faces west.

How well Sunspot holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 25°, Sunspot gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alta does, December through March. That's sunnier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 48th sunniest named run at Alta. Its top sits at 10,160 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.

Sunspot profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sunspot 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.