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Dew Drop

Blue Deer Valley, UT

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical377 ft
Length2,013 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top7,976 ft

Dew Drop drops 377 vertical feet over 2,013 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 950 feet below the top. That's steeper than 57% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 149th steepest of 224 named runs at Deer Valley. It faces north.

How well Dew Drop holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 12°, Dew Drop gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Deer Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 63% of the runs we've measured, and the 84th shadiest named run at Deer Valley. Its top sits at 7,980 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.

Dew Drop profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Dew Drop 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.