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Postcard

Blue Solitude, UT

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical366 ft
Length1,858 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top8,379 ft

Postcard drops 366 vertical feet over 1,858 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 520 feet below the top. That's steeper than 79% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 60th steepest of 75 named runs at Solitude. It faces northeast.

How well Postcard holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Postcard gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Solitude does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 37th shadiest named run at Solitude. Its top sits at 8,380 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.

Postcard profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Postcard 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.