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Lower Red Tail

Blue Beaver Mountain, UT

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical288 ft
Length1,688 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top7,819 ft

Lower Red Tail drops 288 vertical feet over 1,688 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 590 feet below the top. That's steeper than 13% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 48 named runs at Beaver Mountain. It faces north.

How well Lower Red Tail holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 10°, Lower Red Tail gets about 68% of the winter sun that flat ground at Beaver Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 75% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th shadiest named run at Beaver Mountain. Its top sits at 7,820 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Lower Red Tail profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Red Tail elsewhere

Nearby at Beaver Mountain

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.