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Guardsman Glades

Black diamond Deer Valley, UT

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical346 ft
Length1,591 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNW
Top9,003 ft

Guardsman Glades drops 346 vertical feet over 1,591 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 550 feet below the top. That's steeper than 44% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 87th steepest of 224 named runs at Deer Valley. It faces northwest.

How well Guardsman Glades holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 13°, Guardsman Glades gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Deer Valley does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 99th sunniest named run at Deer Valley. Its top sits at 9,000 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Guardsman Glades profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Guardsman Glades 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.