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Paradise Lost

Black diamond Solitude, UT

Steepest pitch41°
Vertical629 ft
Length1,557 ft
Average pitch24°
FacesNE
Top9,404 ft

Paradise Lost drops 629 vertical feet over 1,557 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 41° about 400 feet below the top. That's steeper than 96% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 75 named runs at Solitude. It faces northeast.

How well Paradise Lost holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 24°, Paradise Lost gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Solitude does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 39th shadiest named run at Solitude. Its top sits at 9,400 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.

Paradise Lost profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Paradise Lost 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.