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Ophelia

Black diamond Deer Valley, UT

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical1,157 ft
Length2,702 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesE
Top8,527 ft

Ophelia drops 1,157 vertical feet over 2,702 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 860 feet below the top. That's steeper than 85% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 224 named runs at Deer Valley. It faces east.

How well Ophelia holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 26°, Ophelia gets about 104% of the winter sun that flat ground at Deer Valley does, December through March. That's sunnier than 76% of the runs we've measured, and the 32nd sunniest named run at Deer Valley. Its top sits at 8,530 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.

Ophelia profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ophelia 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.