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Aught

Blue Brian Head, UT

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical551 ft
Length2,361 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top10,750 ft

Aught drops 551 vertical feet over 2,361 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 1,670 feet below the top. That's steeper than 71% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 22nd steepest of 57 named runs at Brian Head. It faces northwest.

How well Aught holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Aught gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brian Head does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th shadiest named run at Brian Head. Its top sits at 10,750 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.

Aught profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Aught 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.