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Klondyke

Blue Deer Valley, UT

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical667 ft
Length2,027 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNE
Top7,887 ft

Klondyke drops 667 vertical feet over 2,027 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 87% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 97th steepest of 224 named runs at Deer Valley. It faces northeast.

How well Klondyke holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 19°, Klondyke gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Deer Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th shadiest named run at Deer Valley. Its top sits at 7,890 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.

Klondyke profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Klondyke 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.