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Silver Jae

Black diamond Grand Targhee, WY

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical1,289 ft
Length2,999 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesSW
Top9,147 ft

Silver Jae drops 1,289 vertical feet over 2,999 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 1,140 feet below the top. That's steeper than 85% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 12th steepest of 83 named runs at Grand Targhee. It faces southwest.

How well Silver Jae holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southwest at an average 26°, Silver Jae gets about 148% of the winter sun that flat ground at Grand Targhee does, December through March. That's sunnier than 98% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd sunniest named run at Grand Targhee. Its top sits at 9,150 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.

Silver Jae profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Silver Jae 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.