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Sleeping Bear

Black diamond Sun Valley, ID

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical862 ft
Length2,511 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesN
Top7,393 ft

Sleeping Bear drops 862 vertical feet over 2,511 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 1,770 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 99 named runs at Sun Valley. It faces north.

How well Sleeping Bear holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 20°, Sleeping Bear gets about 46% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sun Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 95% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Sun Valley. Its top sits at 7,390 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.

Sleeping Bear profile

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

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.