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Upper Tiger Tail

Black diamond Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical339 ft
Length1,996 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top9,811 ft

Upper Tiger Tail drops 339 vertical feet over 1,996 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 64% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 90th steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces north.

How well Upper Tiger Tail holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 10°, Upper Tiger Tail gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 102nd shadiest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 9,810 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.

Upper Tiger Tail profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Tiger Tail 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.