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Hawkeye

Black diamond Sundance, UT

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical315 ft
Length765 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesNW
Top7,706 ft

Hawkeye drops 315 vertical feet over 765 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 40 feet below the top. That's steeper than 83% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 18th steepest of 66 named runs at Sundance. It faces northwest.

How well Hawkeye holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 25°, Hawkeye gets about 60% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sundance does, December through March. That's shadier than 85% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th shadiest named run at Sundance. Its top sits at 7,710 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.

Hawkeye profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hawkeye 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.