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Vertigo

Black diamond Solitude, UT

Steepest pitch37°
Vertical704 ft
Length1,597 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesNE
Top9,554 ft

Vertigo drops 704 vertical feet over 1,597 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 460 feet below the top. That's steeper than 91% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 19th steepest of 75 named runs at Solitude. It faces northeast.

How well Vertigo holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 26°, Vertigo gets about 61% of the winter sun that flat ground at Solitude does, December through March. That's shadier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th shadiest named run at Solitude. Its top sits at 9,550 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.

Vertigo profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Vertigo 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.