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Wonderboy

Double black Sundance, UT

Steepest pitch45°
Vertical587 ft
Length978 ft
Average pitch37°
FacesN
Top7,468 ft

Wonderboy drops 587 vertical feet over 978 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 45° about 690 feet below the top. That's steeper than 91% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 66 named runs at Sundance. It faces north.

How well Wonderboy holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 37°, Wonderboy gets about 36% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sundance does, December through March. That's shadier than 99% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at Sundance. Its top sits at 7,470 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.

Wonderboy profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Wonderboy elsewhere

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.