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Stan's Bonanza

Black diamond Beaver Mountain, UT

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical1,098 ft
Length3,026 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesNE
Top8,601 ft

Stan's Bonanza drops 1,098 vertical feet over 3,026 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 1,020 feet below the top. That's steeper than 39% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 48 named runs at Beaver Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Stan's Bonanza holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 21°, Stan's Bonanza gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Beaver Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 16th shadiest named run at Beaver Mountain. Its top sits at 8,600 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.

Stan's Bonanza profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.