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Willows

Black diamond Snowbird, UT

Steepest pitch38°
Vertical371 ft
Length988 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesNW
Top8,961 ft

Willows drops 371 vertical feet over 988 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 38° about 620 feet below the top. That's steeper than 93% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 51st steepest of 151 named runs at Snowbird. It faces northwest.

How well Willows holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 23°, Willows gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowbird does, December through March. That's shadier than 79% of the runs we've measured, and the 55th shadiest named run at Snowbird. Its top sits at 8,960 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.

Willows profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Willows 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.