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Mary Back

Green Brighton, UT

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical406 ft
Length2,766 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNW
Top9,481 ft

Mary Back drops 406 vertical feet over 2,766 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 230 feet below the top. That's steeper than 70% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 51st steepest of 57 named runs at Brighton. It faces northwest.

How well Mary Back holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 9°, Mary Back gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brighton does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th sunniest named run at Brighton. Its top sits at 9,480 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.

Mary Back 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.