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Sunset

Blue Deer Valley, UT

Steepest pitch12°
Vertical223 ft
Length1,676 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNW
Top8,924 ft

Sunset drops 223 vertical feet over 1,676 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 12° about 1,650 feet below the top. That's steeper than 6% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 213th steepest of 224 named runs at Deer Valley. It faces northwest.

How well Sunset holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 8°, Sunset gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Deer Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 120th shadiest named run at Deer Valley. Its top sits at 8,920 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.

Sunset profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sunset 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.