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Straddle Bug

Blue Deer Valley, UT

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical243 ft
Length956 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNW
Top8,912 ft

Straddle Bug drops 243 vertical feet over 956 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 820 feet below the top. That's steeper than 47% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 163rd steepest of 224 named runs at Deer Valley. It faces northwest.

How well Straddle Bug holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 15°, Straddle Bug gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Deer Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 113th shadiest named run at Deer Valley. Its top sits at 8,910 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.

Straddle Bug profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Straddle Bug 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.