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Rising Star

Blue Deer Valley, UT

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical139 ft
Length852 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top8,389 ft

Rising Star drops 139 vertical feet over 852 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 470 feet below the top. That's steeper than 14% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 201st steepest of 224 named runs at Deer Valley. It faces north.

How well Rising Star holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 9°, Rising Star gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Deer Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 104th shadiest named run at Deer Valley. Its top sits at 8,390 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.

Rising Star profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Rising Star 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.