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Upper Greyhawk

Black diamond Sun Valley, ID

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical444 ft
Length906 ft
Average pitch29°
FacesN
Top7,491 ft

Upper Greyhawk drops 444 vertical feet over 906 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 50 feet below the top. That's steeper than 76% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 8th steepest of 99 named runs at Sun Valley. It faces north.

How well Upper Greyhawk holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 29°, Upper Greyhawk gets about 34% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sun Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 99% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at Sun Valley. Its top sits at 7,490 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.

Upper Greyhawk profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Greyhawk 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.