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Gnat's Eye

Green Deer Valley, UT

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical413 ft
Length2,831 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNW
Top7,845 ft

Gnat's Eye drops 413 vertical feet over 2,831 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 70 feet below the top. That's steeper than 91% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 160th steepest of 224 named runs at Deer Valley. It faces northwest.

How well Gnat's Eye holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 9°, Gnat's Eye gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Deer Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 93rd shadiest named run at Deer Valley. Its top sits at 7,850 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.

Gnat's Eye profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Gnat's Eye 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.