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Gold Gulch

Blue Brian Head, UT

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical345 ft
Length2,322 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top10,146 ft

Gold Gulch drops 345 vertical feet over 2,322 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 240 feet below the top. That's steeper than 15% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 46th steepest of 57 named runs at Brian Head. It faces northeast.

How well Gold Gulch holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Gold Gulch gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brian Head does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th sunniest named run at Brian Head. Its top sits at 10,150 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.

Gold Gulch profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Gold Gulch 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.