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Sensation

Blue Solitude, UT

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical520 ft
Length2,169 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top8,744 ft

Sensation drops 520 vertical feet over 2,169 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 570 feet below the top. That's steeper than 97% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 44th steepest of 75 named runs at Solitude. It faces northeast.

How well Sensation holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Sensation gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Solitude does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 36th shadiest named run at Solitude. Its top sits at 8,740 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.

Sensation profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sensation 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.