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Sunshine

Unrated Snowbasin, UT

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical55 ft
Length277 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top8,725 ft

Sunshine drops 55 vertical feet over 277 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 150 feet below the top. That's steeper than 80% of the 511 unrated runs we've measured in North America, and the 112th steepest of 127 named runs at Snowbasin. It faces northeast.

How well Sunshine holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Sunshine gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbasin does, December through March. That's sunnier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 63rd sunniest named run at Snowbasin. Its top sits at 8,730 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.

Sunshine profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sunshine 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.