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Blackbird

Double black Snowbasin, UT

Steepest pitch49°
Vertical361 ft
Length588 ft
Average pitch39°
FacesE
Top9,243 ft

Blackbird drops 361 vertical feet over 588 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 49° about 70 feet below the top. That's steeper than 96% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 127 named runs at Snowbasin. It faces east.

How well Blackbird holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 39°, Blackbird gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbasin does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 46th shadiest named run at Snowbasin. Its top sits at 9,240 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.

Blackbird profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Blackbird elsewhere

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.