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Tombstone

Black diamond Sundance, UT

Steepest pitch34°
Vertical448 ft
Length1,026 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesN
Top7,263 ft

Tombstone drops 448 vertical feet over 1,026 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 140 feet below the top. That's steeper than 82% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 66 named runs at Sundance. It faces north.

How well Tombstone holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 26°, Tombstone gets about 49% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sundance does, December through March. That's shadier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th shadiest named run at Sundance. Its top sits at 7,260 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.

Tombstone profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Tombstone 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.