Double black Snowbird, UT
Round the World Traverse drops 242 vertical feet over 1,398 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 1,310 feet below the top. That's steeper than 31% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 81st steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 12°, Round the World Traverse gets about 46% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's shadier than 95% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th shadiest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 9,380 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.
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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.