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Steamvent

Blue Grand Targhee, WY

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical481 ft
Length1,436 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesW
Top9,012 ft

Steamvent drops 481 vertical feet over 1,436 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 830 feet below the top. That's steeper than 92% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 35th steepest of 83 named runs at Grand Targhee. It faces west.

How well Steamvent holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing west at an average 20°, Steamvent gets about 118% of the winter sun that flat ground at Grand Targhee does, December through March. That's sunnier than 85% of the runs we've measured, and the 31st sunniest named run at Grand Targhee. Its top sits at 9,010 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.

Steamvent profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Steamvent 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.