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Top Gun

Black diamond Sundance, UT

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical543 ft
Length1,549 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesN
Top7,203 ft

Top Gun drops 543 vertical feet over 1,549 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 640 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 32nd steepest of 66 named runs at Sundance. It faces north.

How well Top Gun holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 21°, Top Gun gets about 61% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sundance does, December through March. That's shadier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd shadiest named run at Sundance. Its top sits at 7,200 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.

Top Gun profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

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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.