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Middle Hoback

Black diamond Jackson Hole, WY

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical1,991 ft
Length4,233 ft
Average pitch28°
FacesSE
Top8,923 ft

Middle Hoback drops 1,991 vertical feet over 4,233 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 1,730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 89% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 32nd steepest of 126 named runs at Jackson Hole. It faces southeast.

How well Middle Hoback holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 28°, Middle Hoback gets about 133% of the winter sun that flat ground at Jackson Hole does, December through March. That's sunnier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 71st sunniest named run at Jackson Hole. Its top sits at 8,920 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.

Middle Hoback profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Middle Hoback elsewhere

Nearby at Jackson Hole

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.