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Upper Apex Ridge

Blue Park City, UT

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical547 ft
Length2,577 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top8,987 ft

Upper Apex Ridge drops 547 vertical feet over 2,577 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 1,960 feet below the top. That's steeper than 96% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 125th steepest of 334 named runs at Park City. It faces northeast.

How well Upper Apex Ridge holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Upper Apex Ridge gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Park City does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 130th sunniest 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.

Upper Apex Ridge profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Apex Ridge 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.