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Reward

Black diamond Deer Valley, UT

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical1,016 ft
Length3,427 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesN
Top8,938 ft

Reward drops 1,016 vertical feet over 3,427 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 2,070 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 64th steepest of 224 named runs at Deer Valley. It faces north.

How well Reward holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 17°, Reward 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 38th shadiest named run at Deer Valley. Its top sits at 8,940 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.

Reward profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Reward 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.