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Lookout

Black diamond Brian Head, UT

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical232 ft
Length806 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesW
Top10,681 ft

Lookout drops 232 vertical feet over 806 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 63% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 57 named runs at Brian Head. It faces west.

How well Lookout holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 17°, Lookout gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brian Head does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 24th sunniest named run at Brian Head. Its top sits at 10,680 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.

Lookout profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lookout 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.