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International

Black diamond Sun Valley, ID

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical630 ft
Length1,620 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesNE
Top8,801 ft

International drops 630 vertical feet over 1,620 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 1,340 feet below the top. That's steeper than 53% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 37th steepest of 99 named runs at Sun Valley. It faces northeast.

How well International holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 23°, International gets about 53% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sun Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 90% of the runs we've measured, and the 36th shadiest named run at Sun Valley. Its top sits at 8,800 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.

International profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like International elsewhere

Nearby at Sun Valley

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.