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Lefty Bowl

Black diamond Sun Valley, ID

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical1,086 ft
Length2,560 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesE
Top9,034 ft

Lefty Bowl drops 1,086 vertical feet over 2,560 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 60% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 28th steepest of 99 named runs at Sun Valley. It faces east.

How well Lefty Bowl holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 25°, Lefty Bowl gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sun Valley does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 25th sunniest named run at Sun Valley. Its top sits at 9,030 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.

Lefty Bowl profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lefty Bowl 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.