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Junior's

Black diamond Sundance, UT

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical647 ft
Length1,388 ft
Average pitch28°
FacesN
Top7,701 ft

Junior's drops 647 vertical feet over 1,388 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 390 feet below the top. That's steeper than 89% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 13th steepest of 66 named runs at Sundance. It faces north.

How well Junior's holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 28°, Junior's gets about 44% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sundance does, December through March. That's shadier than 96% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th 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.

Junior's profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Junior's 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.