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Face

Black diamond Brighton, UT

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical448 ft
Length2,234 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNW
Top9,424 ft

Face drops 448 vertical feet over 2,234 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 260 feet below the top. That's steeper than 19% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 32nd steepest of 57 named runs at Brighton. It faces northwest.

How well Face holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 12°, Face gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brighton does, December through March. That's shadier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th shadiest named run at Brighton. Its top sits at 9,420 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.

Face profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Face elsewhere

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.