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K-1

Black diamond Grand Targhee, WY

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical743 ft
Length3,050 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNW
Top9,756 ft

K-1 drops 743 vertical feet over 3,050 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 540 feet below the top. That's steeper than 84% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 83 named runs at Grand Targhee. It faces northwest.

How well K-1 holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 15°, K-1 gets about 62% of the winter sun that flat ground at Grand Targhee does, December through March. That's shadier than 82% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th shadiest named run at Grand Targhee. Its top sits at 9,760 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.

K-1 profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like K-1 elsewhere

Nearby at Grand Targhee

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.