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Wee Willow

Black diamond Brighton, UT

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical255 ft
Length1,060 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesSE
Top9,212 ft

Wee Willow drops 255 vertical feet over 1,060 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 900 feet below the top. That's steeper than 44% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 19th steepest of 57 named runs at Brighton. It faces southeast.

How well Wee Willow holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 14°, Wee Willow gets about 118% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brighton does, December through March. That's sunnier than 86% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd sunniest named run at Brighton. Its top sits at 9,210 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Wee Willow profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Wee Willow 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.