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Race Arena

Blue Sun Valley, ID

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical824 ft
Length2,412 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesN
Top6,866 ft

Race Arena drops 824 vertical feet over 2,412 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 980 feet below the top. That's steeper than 95% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 36th steepest of 99 named runs at Sun Valley. It faces north.

How well Race Arena holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 20°, Race Arena gets about 56% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sun Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 88% of the runs we've measured, and the 45th shadiest named run at Sun Valley. Its top sits at 6,870 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.

Race Arena profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.