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Magnet

Black diamond Deer Valley, UT

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical930 ft
Length2,541 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesE
Top8,974 ft

Magnet drops 930 vertical feet over 2,541 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 180 feet below the top. That's steeper than 53% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 71st steepest of 224 named runs at Deer Valley. It faces east.

How well Magnet holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 22°, Magnet gets about 98% of the winter sun that flat ground at Deer Valley does, December through March. That's sunnier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 51st sunniest named run at Deer Valley. Its top sits at 8,970 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Magnet profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Magnet 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.