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Moran Woods

Black diamond Jackson Hole, WY

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical728 ft
Length1,778 ft
Average pitch24°
FacesSE
Top8,428 ft

Moran Woods drops 728 vertical feet over 1,778 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 1,490 feet below the top. That's steeper than 53% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 80th steepest of 126 named runs at Jackson Hole. It faces southeast.

How well Moran Woods holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 24°, Moran Woods gets about 146% of the winter sun that flat ground at Jackson Hole does, December through March. That's sunnier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th sunniest named run at Jackson Hole. Its top sits at 8,430 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.

Moran Woods profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Moran Woods 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.