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Bishop's Bowl

Black diamond Sundance, UT

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical601 ft
Length1,339 ft
Average pitch27°
FacesNE
Top8,237 ft

Bishop's Bowl drops 601 vertical feet over 1,339 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 830 feet below the top. That's steeper than 52% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 33rd steepest of 66 named runs at Sundance. It faces northeast.

How well Bishop's Bowl holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 27°, Bishop's Bowl gets about 65% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sundance does, December through March. That's shadier than 78% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th shadiest named run at Sundance. Its top sits at 8,240 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.

Bishop's Bowl profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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Nearby at Sundance

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.