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Figure 8 Bowl

Double black Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch41°
Vertical590 ft
Length1,062 ft
Average pitch34°
FacesNW
Top8,919 ft

Figure 8 Bowl drops 590 vertical feet over 1,062 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 41° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 74% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 35th steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces northwest.

How well Figure 8 Bowl holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 34°, Figure 8 Bowl gets about 41% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's shadier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd shadiest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 8,920 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.

Figure 8 Bowl profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Figure 8 Bowl 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.