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Flamingo

Double black Snowbasin, UT

Steepest pitch46°
Vertical281 ft
Length514 ft
Average pitch33°
FacesN
Top9,139 ft

Flamingo drops 281 vertical feet over 514 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 46° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 93% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 127 named runs at Snowbasin. It faces north.

How well Flamingo holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 33°, Flamingo gets about 37% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbasin does, December through March. That's shadier than 98% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd shadiest named run at Snowbasin. Its top sits at 9,140 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.

Flamingo profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Flamingo elsewhere

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.