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Fools Gold

Black diamond Park City, UT

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical768 ft
Length2,158 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesNW
Top8,992 ft

Fools Gold drops 768 vertical feet over 2,158 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 1,580 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 65th steepest of 334 named runs at Park City. It faces northwest.

How well Fools Gold holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 21°, Fools Gold gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Park City does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 164th shadiest named run at Park City. Its top sits at 8,990 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Fools Gold profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Fools Gold 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.