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Beck's

Black diamond Snowbasin, UT

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical498 ft
Length1,516 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesN
Top7,687 ft

Beck's drops 498 vertical feet over 1,516 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 670 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 61st steepest of 127 named runs at Snowbasin. It faces north.

How well Beck's holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 20°, Beck's gets about 59% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbasin does, December through March. That's shadier than 85% of the runs we've measured, and the 14th shadiest named run at Snowbasin. Its top sits at 7,690 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.

Beck's profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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Nearby at Snowbasin

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.