Black diamond Jackson Hole, WY
Hoops Gap drops 649 vertical feet over 1,392 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 40° about 790 feet below the top. That's steeper than 95% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 15th steepest of 126 named runs at Jackson Hole. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 28°, Hoops Gap gets about 67% of the winter sun that flat ground at Jackson Hole does, December through March. That's shadier than 76% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th shadiest named run at Jackson Hole. Its top sits at 8,960 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.
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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.