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Big Emma

Green Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical44 ft
Length280 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNW
Top8,623 ft

Big Emma drops 44 vertical feet over 280 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 91% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 127th steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces northwest.

How well Big Emma holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 9°, Big Emma gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's shadier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 75th shadiest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 8,620 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.

Big Emma profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Big Emma elsewhere

Nearby at Snowbird

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.