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Hot Spot

Blue Park City, UT

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical315 ft
Length1,380 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesN
Top7,591 ft

Hot Spot drops 315 vertical feet over 1,380 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 360 feet below the top. That's steeper than 50% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 249th steepest of 334 named runs at Park City. It faces north.

How well Hot Spot holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 13°, Hot Spot gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Park City does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 128th shadiest named run at Park City. Its top sits at 7,590 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.

Hot Spot profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hot Spot 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.