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S.T.H.

Black diamond Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch41°
Vertical640 ft
Length1,552 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesN
Top9,893 ft

S.T.H. drops 640 vertical feet over 1,552 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 41° about 680 feet below the top. That's steeper than 96% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 38th steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces north.

How well S.T.H. holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 25°, S.T.H. gets about 56% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's shadier than 88% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th shadiest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 9,890 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.

S.T.H. profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like S.T.H. 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.