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Shooting Star

Black diamond Snowbasin, UT

Steepest pitch41°
Vertical1,613 ft
Length3,541 ft
Average pitch28°
FacesE
Top9,071 ft

Shooting Star drops 1,613 vertical feet over 3,541 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 41° about 2,170 feet below the top. That's steeper than 96% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 11th steepest of 127 named runs at Snowbasin. It faces east.

How well Shooting Star holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 28°, Shooting Star gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbasin does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 51st sunniest named run at Snowbasin. Its top sits at 9,070 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.

Shooting Star profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Shooting Star 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.