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Paint Brush

Black diamond Jackson Hole, WY

Steepest pitch38°
Vertical684 ft
Length1,503 ft
Average pitch28°
FacesNE
Top9,185 ft

Paint Brush drops 684 vertical feet over 1,503 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 38° about 200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 92% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 23rd steepest of 126 named runs at Jackson Hole. It faces northeast.

How well Paint Brush holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 28°, Paint Brush gets about 61% of the winter sun that flat ground at Jackson Hole does, December through March. That's shadier than 83% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th shadiest named run at Jackson Hole. Its top sits at 9,180 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.

Paint Brush profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Paint Brush 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.