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Widowmaker

Black diamond Park City, UT

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical520 ft
Length1,280 ft
Average pitch24°
FacesNW
Top8,188 ft

Widowmaker drops 520 vertical feet over 1,280 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 680 feet below the top. That's steeper than 67% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 104th steepest of 334 named runs at Park City. It faces northwest.

How well Widowmaker holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 24°, Widowmaker gets about 62% of the winter sun that flat ground at Park City does, December through March. That's shadier than 82% of the runs we've measured, and the 47th shadiest named run at Park City. Its top sits at 8,190 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.

Widowmaker profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Widowmaker 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.