home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Snow Stake

Black diamond Sundance, UT

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical267 ft
Length628 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesNW
Top7,659 ft

Snow Stake drops 267 vertical feet over 628 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 85% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 17th steepest of 66 named runs at Sundance. It faces northwest.

How well Snow Stake holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 26°, Snow Stake gets about 55% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sundance does, December through March. That's shadier than 89% of the runs we've measured, and the 16th shadiest named run at Sundance. Its top sits at 7,660 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.

Snow Stake profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Snow Stake 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.