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Thunder Trees

Black diamond Grand Targhee, WY

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical427 ft
Length1,386 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNE
Top8,352 ft

Thunder Trees drops 427 vertical feet over 1,386 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 390 feet below the top. That's steeper than 27% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 58th steepest of 83 named runs at Grand Targhee. It faces northeast.

How well Thunder Trees holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 18°, Thunder Trees gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Grand Targhee does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd shadiest named run at Grand Targhee. Its top sits at 8,350 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.

Thunder Trees profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Thunder Trees 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.