Black diamond Arizona Snowbowl, AZ
Lower Bowl drops 355 vertical feet over 1,110 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 70 feet below the top. That's steeper than 14% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 22nd steepest of 50 named runs at Arizona Snowbowl. It faces west.
Facing west at an average 19°, Lower Bowl gets about 94% of the winter sun that flat ground at Arizona Snowbowl does, December through March. That's sunnier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 31st sunniest named run at Arizona Snowbowl. Its top sits at 11,070 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.
under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.
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.