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Raven Wood

Black diamond Grand Targhee, WY

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical869 ft
Length2,294 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesW
Top9,038 ft

Raven Wood drops 869 vertical feet over 2,294 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 1,120 feet below the top. That's steeper than 70% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 83 named runs at Grand Targhee. It faces west.

How well Raven Wood holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing west at an average 22°, Raven Wood gets about 113% of the winter sun that flat ground at Grand Targhee does, December through March. That's sunnier than 82% of the runs we've measured, and the 39th sunniest named run at Grand Targhee. Its top sits at 9,040 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Raven Wood profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Raven Wood 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.