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The Tube

Black diamond Brian Head, UT

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical157 ft
Length499 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesW
Top10,728 ft

The Tube drops 157 vertical feet over 499 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 160 feet below the top. That's steeper than 13% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 28th steepest of 57 named runs at Brian Head. It faces west.

How well The Tube holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 18°, The Tube gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brian Head does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th sunniest named run at Brian Head. Its top sits at 10,730 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.

The Tube profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Tube 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.