Black diamond Snow King, WY
Elk drops 553 vertical feet over 1,190 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 40 feet below the top. That's steeper than 64% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 8th steepest of 33 named runs at Snow King. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 28°, Elk gets about 28% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snow King does, December through March. That's shadier than 100% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th shadiest named run at Snow King. Its top sits at 7,590 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.
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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.