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Black Forest

Black diamond Solitude, UT

Steepest pitch41°
Vertical531 ft
Length1,011 ft
Average pitch32°
FacesW
Top9,960 ft

Black Forest drops 531 vertical feet over 1,011 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 41° about 300 feet below the top. That's steeper than 97% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 13th steepest of 75 named runs at Solitude. It faces west.

How well Black Forest holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 32°, Black Forest gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Solitude does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 49th shadiest named run at Solitude. Its top sits at 9,960 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.

Black Forest profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Black Forest elsewhere

Nearby at Solitude

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.