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Great Scott

Double black Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch43°
Vertical890 ft
Length2,149 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesN
Top10,660 ft

Great Scott drops 890 vertical feet over 2,149 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 43° about 90 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 22nd steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces north.

How well Great Scott holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 25°, Great Scott gets about 52% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th shadiest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 10,660 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.

Great Scott profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Great Scott 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.