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Black Forest

Double black Park City, UT

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical428 ft
Length1,675 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesN
Top9,039 ft

Black Forest drops 428 vertical feet over 1,675 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 920 feet below the top. That's steeper than 49% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 51st steepest of 334 named runs at Park City. It faces north.

How well Black Forest holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 16°, Black Forest gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Park City does, December through March. That's shadier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 102nd shadiest named run at Park City. Its top sits at 9,040 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.

Black Forest profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Black Forest elsewhere

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.