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Puffer's Pass

Blue Eagle Point, UT

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical446 ft
Length2,917 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top10,287 ft

Puffer's Pass drops 446 vertical feet over 2,917 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 2,080 feet below the top. That's steeper than 15% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 24th steepest of 36 named runs at Eagle Point. It faces north.

How well Puffer's Pass holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 9°, Puffer's Pass gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Eagle Point does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 28th sunniest named run at Eagle Point. Its top sits at 10,290 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.

Puffer's Pass profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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Nearby at Eagle Point

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.