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Nez Perce

Black diamond Jackson Hole, WY

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical392 ft
Length925 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesS
Top7,599 ft

Nez Perce drops 392 vertical feet over 925 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 450 feet below the top. That's steeper than 60% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 75th steepest of 126 named runs at Jackson Hole. It faces south.

How well Nez Perce holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing south at an average 25°, Nez Perce gets about 162% of the winter sun that flat ground at Jackson Hole does, December through March. That's sunnier than 99% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th sunniest named run at Jackson Hole. Its top sits at 7,600 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.

Nez Perce profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Nez Perce 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.