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Sunshine

Green Brighton, UT

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical990 ft
Length5,897 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNW
Top10,164 ft

Sunshine drops 990 vertical feet over 5,897 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 3,290 feet below the top. That's steeper than 88% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 44th steepest of 57 named runs at Brighton. It faces northwest.

How well Sunshine holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 10°, Sunshine gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brighton does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 29th sunniest named run at Brighton. Its top sits at 10,160 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.

Sunshine profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sunshine 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.