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Figure 8 Gully

Double black Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch34°
Vertical589 ft
Length2,312 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNW
Top8,328 ft

Figure 8 Gully drops 589 vertical feet over 2,312 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 350 feet below the top. That's steeper than 39% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 71st steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces northwest.

How well Figure 8 Gully holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 16°, Figure 8 Gully gets about 61% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's shadier than 83% of the runs we've measured, and the 45th shadiest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 8,330 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 Gully profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Figure 8 Gully 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.