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Sundance

Black diamond Schweitzer, ID

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical1,038 ft
Length3,060 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesSE
Top6,124 ft

Sundance drops 1,038 vertical feet over 3,060 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 1,040 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 46th steepest of 98 named runs at Schweitzer. It faces southeast.

How well Sundance holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 20°, Sundance gets about 147% of the winter sun that flat ground at Schweitzer does, December through March. That's sunnier than 98% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th sunniest named run at Schweitzer. Its top sits at 6,120 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Sundance profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sundance elsewhere

Nearby at Schweitzer

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.