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Paradise

Black diamond Deer Valley, UT

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical900 ft
Length2,356 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesE
Top8,491 ft

Paradise drops 900 vertical feet over 2,356 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 430 feet below the top. That's steeper than 76% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 32nd steepest of 224 named runs at Deer Valley. It faces east.

How well Paradise holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 23°, Paradise gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Deer Valley does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 103rd sunniest named run at Deer Valley. Its top sits at 8,490 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.

Paradise profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Paradise 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.