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Limelight

Black diamond Sun Valley, ID

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical900 ft
Length2,114 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesN
Top8,486 ft

Limelight drops 900 vertical feet over 2,114 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 30 feet below the top. That's steeper than 47% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 45th steepest of 99 named runs at Sun Valley. It faces north.

How well Limelight holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 25°, Limelight gets about 41% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sun Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd shadiest named run at Sun Valley. Its top sits at 8,490 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.

Limelight profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Limelight 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.