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Thunderhead

Blue Brighton, UT

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical303 ft
Length1,195 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNW
Top9,741 ft

Thunderhead drops 303 vertical feet over 1,195 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 97% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 57 named runs at Brighton. It faces northwest.

How well Thunderhead holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 15°, Thunderhead gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brighton does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 26th shadiest named run at Brighton. Its top sits at 9,740 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.

Thunderhead profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Thunderhead 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.