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Utah Express

Black diamond Snowbasin, UT

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical540 ft
Length2,395 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top8,345 ft

Utah Express drops 540 vertical feet over 2,395 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 1,930 feet below the top. That's steeper than 72% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 47th steepest of 127 named runs at Snowbasin. It faces northeast.

How well Utah Express holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Utah Express gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbasin does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 42nd shadiest named run at Snowbasin. Its top sits at 8,340 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.

Utah Express profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Utah Express 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.