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Dutchman

Blue Arizona Snowbowl, AZ

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical307 ft
Length1,218 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesSW
Top10,277 ft

Dutchman drops 307 vertical feet over 1,218 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 260 feet below the top. That's steeper than 50% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 27th steepest of 50 named runs at Arizona Snowbowl. It faces southwest.

How well Dutchman holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southwest at an average 15°, Dutchman gets about 111% of the winter sun that flat ground at Arizona Snowbowl does, December through March. That's sunnier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th sunniest named run at Arizona Snowbowl. Its top sits at 10,280 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Dutchman profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Dutchman elsewhere

Nearby at Arizona Snowbowl

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.