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North Hoback

Black diamond Jackson Hole, WY

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical2,108 ft
Length4,593 ft
Average pitch28°
FacesSE
Top8,951 ft

North Hoback drops 2,108 vertical feet over 4,593 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 2,640 feet below the top. That's steeper than 85% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 45th steepest of 126 named runs at Jackson Hole. It faces southeast.

How well North Hoback holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 28°, North Hoback gets about 137% of the winter sun that flat ground at Jackson Hole does, December through March. That's sunnier than 95% of the runs we've measured, and the 54th sunniest named run at Jackson Hole. Its top sits at 8,950 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.

North Hoback profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like North 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.