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Harper's Ferry

Black diamond Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical679 ft
Length2,038 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesN
Top8,663 ft

Harper's Ferry drops 679 vertical feet over 2,038 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 570 feet below the top. That's steeper than 69% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 83rd steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces north.

How well Harper's Ferry holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 20°, Harper's Ferry gets about 59% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's shadier than 86% of the runs we've measured, and the 40th shadiest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 8,660 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.

Harper's Ferry profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Harper's Ferry 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.