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Grizzly Ridge

Black diamond Sundance, UT

Steepest pitch34°
Vertical1,018 ft
Length2,436 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesNE
Top7,701 ft

Grizzly Ridge drops 1,018 vertical feet over 2,436 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 2,110 feet below the top. That's steeper than 79% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 66 named runs at Sundance. It faces northeast.

How well Grizzly Ridge holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 25°, Grizzly Ridge gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sundance does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 24th shadiest named run at Sundance. Its top sits at 7,700 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.

Grizzly Ridge profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Grizzly Ridge elsewhere

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.