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Vertigo

Double black Sundance, UT

Steepest pitch41°
Vertical593 ft
Length1,037 ft
Average pitch35°
FacesNW
Top7,362 ft

Vertigo drops 593 vertical feet over 1,037 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 41° about 780 feet below the top. That's steeper than 75% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 66 named runs at Sundance. It faces northwest.

How well Vertigo holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 35°, Vertigo gets about 41% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sundance does, December through March. That's shadier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th shadiest named run at Sundance. Its top sits at 7,360 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.

Vertigo profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Vertigo 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.