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Little Scorpion

Double black Sun Valley, ID

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical1,293 ft
Length4,576 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesW
Top7,309 ft

Little Scorpion drops 1,293 vertical feet over 4,576 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 2,070 feet below the top. That's steeper than 32% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 99 named runs at Sun Valley. It faces west.

How well Little Scorpion holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 17°, Little Scorpion gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sun Valley does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 31st sunniest named run at Sun Valley. Its top sits at 7,310 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.

Little Scorpion profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Little Scorpion 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.