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Inhibition

Double black Sun Valley, ID

Steepest pitch37°
Vertical700 ft
Length1,660 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesE
Top7,569 ft

Inhibition drops 700 vertical feet over 1,660 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 1,040 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 99 named runs at Sun Valley. It faces east.

How well Inhibition holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 25°, Inhibition gets about 96% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sun Valley does, December through March. That's sunnier than 67% of the runs we've measured, and the 23rd sunniest named run at Sun Valley. Its top sits at 7,570 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Inhibition profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Inhibition elsewhere

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.