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Prospector

Black diamond Park City, UT

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical830 ft
Length3,001 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesN
Top8,812 ft

Prospector drops 830 vertical feet over 3,001 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 660 feet below the top. That's steeper than 32% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 190th steepest of 334 named runs at Park City. It faces north.

How well Prospector holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 16°, Prospector gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Park City does, December through March. That's shadier than 79% of the runs we've measured, and the 53rd shadiest named run at Park City. Its top sits at 8,810 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.

Prospector profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Prospector 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.