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Arb's

Black diamond Brian Head, UT

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical457 ft
Length1,980 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top10,560 ft

Arb's drops 457 vertical feet over 1,980 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 1,740 feet below the top. That's steeper than 32% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 13th steepest of 57 named runs at Brian Head. It faces northwest.

How well Arb's holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Arb's gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brian Head does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 16th shadiest named run at Brian Head. Its top sits at 10,560 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.

Arb's profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Arb's elsewhere

Nearby at Brian Head

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.