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Voltaire

Black diamond Solitude, UT

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical326 ft
Length1,028 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesE
Top9,773 ft

Voltaire drops 326 vertical feet over 1,028 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 47% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 49th steepest of 75 named runs at Solitude. It faces east.

How well Voltaire holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 19°, Voltaire gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Solitude does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 18th sunniest named run at Solitude. Its top sits at 9,770 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.

Voltaire profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Voltaire 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.