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North Star

Blue Solitude, UT

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical630 ft
Length3,196 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesN
Top8,856 ft

North Star drops 630 vertical feet over 3,196 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 1,730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 87% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 52nd steepest of 75 named runs at Solitude. It faces north.

How well North Star holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 11°, North Star gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Solitude does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 42nd shadiest named run at Solitude. Its top sits at 8,860 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.

North Star profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like North Star 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.