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Upper Silver Fox

Double black Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch45°
Vertical1,220 ft
Length3,711 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesN
Top10,791 ft

Upper Silver Fox drops 1,220 vertical feet over 3,711 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 45° about 140 feet below the top. That's steeper than 91% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 11th steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces north.

How well Upper Silver Fox holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 20°, Upper Silver Fox gets about 60% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's shadier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 43rd shadiest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 10,790 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 Silver Fox 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 Silver Fox 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.