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The Flank

Double black Snowbasin, UT

Steepest pitch48°
Vertical397 ft
Length1,845 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesE
Top8,656 ft

The Flank drops 397 vertical feet over 1,845 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 48° about 1,010 feet below the top. That's steeper than 95% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 2nd steepest of 127 named runs at Snowbasin. It faces east.

How well The Flank holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 14°, The Flank gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbasin does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 56th sunniest named run at Snowbasin. Its top sits at 8,660 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.

The Flank profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Flank 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.