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Hill's Headwall

Black diamond Sundance, UT

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical388 ft
Length1,839 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesN
Top8,117 ft

Hill's Headwall drops 388 vertical feet over 1,839 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 600 feet below the top. That's steeper than 74% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 25th steepest of 66 named runs at Sundance. It faces north.

How well Hill's Headwall holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 13°, Hill's Headwall gets about 67% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sundance does, December through March. That's shadier than 75% of the runs we've measured, and the 28th shadiest named run at Sundance. Its top sits at 8,120 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.

Hill's Headwall profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hill's Headwall 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.