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Sundance

Black diamond Granite Peak, WI

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical230 ft
Length779 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesNE
Top1,719 ft

Sundance drops 230 vertical feet over 779 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 310 feet below the top. That's steeper than 10% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 24th steepest of 59 named runs at Granite Peak. It faces northeast.

How well Sundance holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 17°, Sundance gets about 58% of the winter sun that flat ground at Granite Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 86% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th shadiest named run at Granite Peak. Its top sits at 1,720 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.

Sundance profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sundance elsewhere

Nearby at Granite Peak

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.