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Venus Line

Double black Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch43°
Vertical1,037 ft
Length2,111 ft
Average pitch30°
FacesW
Top10,589 ft

Venus Line drops 1,037 vertical feet over 2,111 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 43° about 570 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces west.

How well Venus Line holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 30°, Venus Line gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's sunnier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 45th sunniest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 10,590 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.

Venus Line profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Venus Line 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.