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Rhapsody

Black diamond Solitude, UT

Steepest pitch34°
Vertical652 ft
Length1,852 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesE
Top9,353 ft

Rhapsody drops 652 vertical feet over 1,852 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 520 feet below the top. That's steeper than 80% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 32nd steepest of 75 named runs at Solitude. It faces east.

How well Rhapsody holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 21°, Rhapsody gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Solitude does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 53rd shadiest named run at Solitude. Its top sits at 9,350 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.

Rhapsody profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Rhapsody 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.