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Sundog

Blue Jackson Hole, WY

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical1,036 ft
Length3,459 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesSE
Top8,551 ft

Sundog drops 1,036 vertical feet over 3,459 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 1,150 feet below the top. That's steeper than 88% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 94th steepest of 126 named runs at Jackson Hole. It faces southeast.

How well Sundog holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 18°, Sundog 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 55th sunniest named run at Jackson Hole. Its top sits at 8,550 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.

Sundog profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sundog 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.