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West 2nd South

Green Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical583 ft
Length4,213 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNW
Top8,580 ft

West 2nd South drops 583 vertical feet over 4,213 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 4,140 feet below the top. That's steeper than 98% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 113th steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces northwest.

How well West 2nd South holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 8°, West 2nd South gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's shadier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 106th shadiest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 8,580 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.

West 2nd South profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like West 2nd South 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.