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Backstreet

Blue Park City, UT

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical169 ft
Length2,140 ft
Average pitch5°
FacesNW
Top8,711 ft

Backstreet drops 169 vertical feet over 2,140 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 1,840 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 268th steepest of 334 named runs at Park City. It faces northwest.

How well Backstreet holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing northwest at an average 5°, Backstreet gets about 94% of the winter sun that flat ground at Park City does, December through March. That's sunnier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 98th sunniest named run at Park City. Its top sits at 8,710 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Backstreet profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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Nearby at Park City

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.