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Blackfoot Express

Green Brian Head, UT

Steepest pitch9°
Vertical163 ft
Length1,814 ft
Average pitch5°
FacesN
Top10,363 ft

Blackfoot Express drops 163 vertical feet over 1,814 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 9° about 1,440 feet below the top. That's steeper than 14% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 55th steepest of 57 named runs at Brian Head. It faces north.

How well Blackfoot Express holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 5°, Blackfoot Express gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brian Head does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 31st sunniest named run at Brian Head. Its top sits at 10,360 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.

Blackfoot Express profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Blackfoot Express 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.