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Sun Dog

Blue Brian Head, UT

Steepest pitch7°
Vertical36 ft
Length481 ft
Average pitch4°
FacesNE
Top10,277 ft

Sun Dog drops 36 vertical feet over 481 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 7° about 470 feet below the top. That's steeper than 1% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 57th steepest of 57 named runs at Brian Head. It faces northeast.

How well Sun Dog holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 4°, Sun Dog gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brian Head does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th sunniest named run at Brian Head. Its top sits at 10,280 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.

Sun Dog profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sun Dog 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.