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Backdoor

Green Brighton, UT

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical456 ft
Length2,476 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesN
Top9,859 ft

Backdoor drops 456 vertical feet over 2,476 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 2,050 feet below the top. That's steeper than 94% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 41st steepest of 57 named runs at Brighton. It faces north.

How well Backdoor holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 11°, Backdoor gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brighton does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th shadiest named run at Brighton. Its top sits at 9,860 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.

Backdoor profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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Nearby at Brighton

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.