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The Fin

Black diamond Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical439 ft
Length1,504 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesNE
Top9,421 ft

The Fin drops 439 vertical feet over 1,504 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 920 feet below the top. That's steeper than 76% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 76th steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces northeast.

How well The Fin holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 17°, The Fin gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 97th shadiest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 9,420 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.

The Fin profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Fin 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.