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Silver Buck

Blue Deer Valley, UT

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical691 ft
Length3,972 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top8,772 ft

Silver Buck drops 691 vertical feet over 3,972 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 1,290 feet below the top. That's steeper than 44% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 166th steepest of 224 named runs at Deer Valley. It faces north.

How well Silver Buck holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 10°, Silver Buck gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Deer Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 93rd shadiest named run at Deer Valley. Its top sits at 8,770 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.

Silver Buck profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Silver Buck 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.