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Grizzly Finish

Black diamond Snowbasin, UT

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical936 ft
Length2,510 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesNE
Top7,472 ft

Grizzly Finish drops 936 vertical feet over 2,510 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 1,610 feet below the top. That's steeper than 85% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 36th steepest of 127 named runs at Snowbasin. It faces northeast.

How well Grizzly Finish holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 22°, Grizzly Finish 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 13th shadiest named run at Snowbasin. Its top sits at 7,470 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.

Grizzly Finish profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Grizzly Finish 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.