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Pacific Highway

Blue Brighton, UT

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical1,088 ft
Length6,039 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNW
Top9,974 ft

Pacific Highway drops 1,088 vertical feet over 6,039 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 3,970 feet below the top. That's steeper than 68% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 33rd steepest of 57 named runs at Brighton. It faces northwest.

How well Pacific Highway holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 11°, Pacific Highway gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brighton does, December through March. That's shadier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th shadiest named run at Brighton. Its top sits at 9,970 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Pacific Highway profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Pacific Highway 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.