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Sanctuary

Black diamond Powder Mountain, UT

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical1,508 ft
Length9,175 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNW
Top8,454 ft

Sanctuary drops 1,508 vertical feet over 9,175 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 3,320 feet below the top. That's steeper than 44% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 103rd steepest of 204 named runs at Powder Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Sanctuary holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 10°, Sanctuary gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Powder Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 96th sunniest named run at Powder Mountain. Its top sits at 8,450 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.

Sanctuary profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sanctuary elsewhere

Nearby at Powder Mountain

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.