Alpine Meadows — Snow Preservation
Matched OpenSkiMap ski area: Palisades Tahoe Alpine Meadows (93 mapped runs, 9317 m of vertical drop analyzed).
Score version: ASPECT_V3_FIXED_COORDS · calculated Sep 27, 2026 · source: OpenSkiMap/OpenStreetMap
| Alpine Meadows | |
|---|---|
| Snow Preservation Score (0=poor, 100=excellent) |
30 |
| Solar Exposure Score | 70 |
| Overall Confidence | GOOD |
| Aspect advantage ratio (actual ÷ neutral-baseline irradiance) |
0.927 |
| Mean fall-line bearing | 30.3° |
| Orientation alignment (0=scattered, 1=fully consistent) |
0.19 |
| Mean slope (mapped, weighted) | 19.7° |
| Ski-season irradiance actual vs. neutral baseline (kWh/m²/day) |
4.05 vs. 4.37 |
Terrain orientation (vertical-drop-weighted)
Each spoke is a compass direction; length is the share of mapped, snow-holding terrain facing that way. A tall, narrow rose means the mountain consistently faces one direction; a round, even rose means it's scattered across every aspect.