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Ed's Shortcut

Blue Brian Head, UT

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical651 ft
Length2,972 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNW
Top10,808 ft

Ed's Shortcut drops 651 vertical feet over 2,972 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 2,090 feet below the top. That's steeper than 60% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 26th steepest of 57 named runs at Brian Head. It faces northwest.

How well Ed's Shortcut holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 13°, Ed's Shortcut gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brian Head does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th shadiest named run at Brian Head. Its top sits at 10,810 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.

Ed's Shortcut profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ed's Shortcut 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.