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Chimera

Black diamond Park City, UT

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical1,018 ft
Length2,604 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesN
Top9,242 ft

Chimera drops 1,018 vertical feet over 2,604 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 390 feet below the top. That's steeper than 89% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 49th steepest of 334 named runs at Park City. It faces north.

How well Chimera holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 23°, Chimera gets about 49% of the winter sun that flat ground at Park City does, December through March. That's shadier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Park City. Its top sits at 9,240 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.

Chimera profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Chimera 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.