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Homeward Bound

Green Deer Valley, UT

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical1,168 ft
Length9,973 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNW
Top9,301 ft

Homeward Bound drops 1,168 vertical feet over 9,973 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 2,340 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 205th steepest of 224 named runs at Deer Valley. It faces northwest.

How well Homeward Bound holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 7°, Homeward Bound gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Deer Valley does, December through March. That's sunnier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 94th sunniest named run at Deer Valley. Its top sits at 9,300 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.

Homeward Bound profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.