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Upper Primrose Path

Black diamond Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch44°
Vertical967 ft
Length2,222 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesN
Top10,834 ft

Upper Primrose Path drops 967 vertical feet over 2,222 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 44° about 1,350 feet below the top. That's steeper than 99% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces north.

How well Upper Primrose Path holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 26°, Upper Primrose Path gets about 53% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd shadiest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 10,830 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.

Upper Primrose Path profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Primrose Path 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.