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Cascade

Black diamond Deer Valley, UT

Steepest pitch34°
Vertical605 ft
Length1,681 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesN
Top7,844 ft

Cascade drops 605 vertical feet over 1,681 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 720 feet below the top. That's steeper than 80% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 29th steepest of 224 named runs at Deer Valley. It faces north.

How well Cascade holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 21°, Cascade gets about 56% of the winter sun that flat ground at Deer Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 88% of the runs we've measured, and the 18th shadiest named run at Deer Valley. Its top sits at 7,840 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.

Cascade profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cascade elsewhere

Nearby at Deer Valley

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.