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Cresent

Black diamond Deer Valley, UT

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical306 ft
Length1,018 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesN
Top7,377 ft

Cresent drops 306 vertical feet over 1,018 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 650 feet below the top. That's steeper than 23% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 116th steepest of 224 named runs at Deer Valley. It faces north.

How well Cresent holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 18°, Cresent gets about 61% of the winter sun that flat ground at Deer Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 83% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th shadiest named run at Deer Valley. Its top sits at 7,380 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.

Cresent profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cresent 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.