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Wizard

Blue Deer Valley, UT

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical1,058 ft
Length3,151 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesN
Top9,275 ft

Wizard drops 1,058 vertical feet over 3,151 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 2,720 feet below the top. That's steeper than 90% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 91st steepest of 224 named runs at Deer Valley. It faces north.

How well Wizard holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 20°, Wizard gets about 57% of the winter sun that flat ground at Deer Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 87% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st shadiest named run at Deer Valley. Its top sits at 9,270 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.

Wizard profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Wizard 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.