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Three Ply

Black diamond Deer Valley, UT

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical726 ft
Length2,535 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesNE
Top8,768 ft

Three Ply drops 726 vertical feet over 2,535 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 44% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 87th steepest of 224 named runs at Deer Valley. It faces northeast.

How well Three Ply holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 17°, Three Ply gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Deer Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 80th 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.

Three Ply profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Three Ply 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.