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Maryland Parkway

Green Brian Head, UT

Steepest pitch10°
Vertical265 ft
Length2,078 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNE
Top10,112 ft

Maryland Parkway drops 265 vertical feet over 2,078 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 10° about 390 feet below the top. That's steeper than 21% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 54th steepest of 57 named runs at Brian Head. It faces northeast.

How well Maryland Parkway holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 7°, Maryland Parkway gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brian Head does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st sunniest named run at Brian Head. Its top sits at 10,110 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.

Maryland Parkway profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Maryland Parkway 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.