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Cirque Traverse

Black diamond Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical1,190 ft
Length4,980 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top10,711 ft

Cirque Traverse drops 1,190 vertical feet over 4,980 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 4,130 feet below the top. That's steeper than 68% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 84th steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces northwest.

How well Cirque Traverse holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Cirque Traverse gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 41st sunniest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 10,710 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.

Cirque Traverse profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cirque Traverse 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.