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Steep & Deep

Black diamond Silver Mountain, ID

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical451 ft
Length1,372 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesE
Top6,239 ft

Steep & Deep drops 451 vertical feet over 1,372 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 77% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 69 named runs at Silver Mountain. It faces east.

How well Steep & Deep holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 20°, Steep & Deep gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Silver Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 53rd shadiest named run at Silver Mountain. Its top sits at 6,240 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.

Steep & Deep profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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Nearby at Silver 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.