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Organ Grinder

Black diamond Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch48°
Vertical537 ft
Length2,277 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNW
Top9,511 ft

Organ Grinder drops 537 vertical feet over 2,277 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 48° about 1,050 feet below the top. That's steeper than 100% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 7th steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces northwest.

How well Organ Grinder holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 15°, Organ Grinder gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 104th shadiest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 9,510 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.

Organ Grinder profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Organ Grinder 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.