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Union Pass Connection

Blue Jackson Hole, WY

Steepest pitch12°
Vertical148 ft
Length976 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesSE
Top6,760 ft

Union Pass Connection drops 148 vertical feet over 976 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 12° about 950 feet below the top. That's steeper than 5% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 123rd steepest of 126 named runs at Jackson Hole. It faces southeast.

How well Union Pass Connection holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 9°, Union Pass Connection gets about 121% of the winter sun that flat ground at Jackson Hole does, December through March. That's sunnier than 87% of the runs we've measured, and the 96th sunniest named run at Jackson Hole. Its top sits at 6,760 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.

Union Pass Connection profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.