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Alpine Meadows ski runs

136 named runs · about 24 miles of skiing · 6,850 to 8,490 ft

Green 4% (0.9 mi)Blue 51% (12.2 mi)Black 27% (6.6 mi)Double black 18% (4.4 mi)

Share of the mountain by length of run, not number of trails, measured from the mapped runs.

Steepest

  1. The Castle 52°
  2. Art's Knob 50°
  3. Scott Chute 50°
  4. Sherwood Cliffs 50°
  5. Treeline Cirque Left 50°

Longest

  1. Sherwood Run 4,700 ft
  2. Ray's Rut 3,300 ft
  3. Outer Limits 3,000 ft
  4. Mountain View 2,800 ft
  5. Outer Outer 2,600 ft

Holds snow best

  1. Treeline Cirque Left 21% sun
  2. Treeline Cirque Right 24% sun
  3. Keyhole 1 27% sun
  4. High Yellow Gully 27% sun
  5. Keyhole 2 28% sun

Longest greens

  1. Tiegel 1,700 ft
  2. Subway 1,400 ft
  3. Meadow 1,100 ft
  4. Tiegel Terrain Park 700 ft

Every run on the mountain

Hover a run for its name. The thicker runs have their own pages; tap one to open it.

All 136 runs

RunRatingVerticalLength SteepestAvg pitchFacesHolds snow
The Buttress Double black 472 ft 700 ft — 43° E Below average
NC Double black 156 ft 233 ft — 45° NE Excellent
Poma Rocks Double black 413 ft 1,029 ft — 25° E Below average
Subway Cliffs Double black 270 ft 475 ft — 35° NW Excellent
The Castle Double black 361 ft 543 ft 52° 43° NE Excellent
Art's Knob Black 269 ft — 50° 40° N —
Scott Chute Double black 132 ft 204 ft 50° 41° NW Excellent
Sherwood Cliffs Double black 242 ft — 50° 40° NW —
Treeline Cirque Left Double black 174 ft 249 ft 50° 46° N Excellent
Marenka Double black 182 ft 295 ft 49° 41° N Excellent
Keyhole 1 Double black 324 ft 487 ft 49° 43° N Excellent
Keyhole 2 Double black 305 ft 456 ft 49° 43° N Excellent
Clear Gully Open Slope Double black 146 ft 199 ft 48° 48° NW Excellent
Lower 40 Face Black 570 ft 1,005 ft 48° 36° W Good
Snags Double black 171 ft 264 ft 47° 41° N Excellent
Murhpy's Mistake Double black 528 ft 874 ft 47° 38° W Below average
Clear Gully Double black 195 ft 310 ft 46° 40° NW Excellent
Waterfall Double black 303 ft 694 ft 46° 27° NE Excellent
Big Bend Bowl Black 723 ft 1,975 ft 45° 22° E Below average
Idiot's Delight Double black 365 ft 634 ft 45° 36° E Below average
High Yellow Face Double black 533 ft — 45° 38° N —
East Palisades Black 335 ft 575 ft 45° 36° N Excellent
West Palisades Black 257 ft 447 ft 44° 35° NE Excellent
Treeline Cirque Right Double black 157 ft 246 ft 44° 41° N Excellent
Peter's Peril Double black 300 ft 509 ft 43° 36° NE Excellent
Upper Cliffs Double black 185 ft 324 ft 43° 35° W Below average
Face Cliffs Double black 162 ft 271 ft 43° 38° NE Excellent
Tiegel Chutes Black 188 ft 407 ft 42° 28° E Good
North Estelle Double black 375 ft 835 ft 42° 27° E Below average
Keyhole Open Slopes Double black 279 ft 508 ft 42° 34° NE Excellent
Hidden Knolls Double black 409 ft 954 ft 42° 26° NW Excellent
Three Sisters Double black 413 ft 688 ft 42° 37° NE Excellent
Counterweight Gully Double black 269 ft 545 ft 42° 30° N Excellent
Dogleg Double black 316 ft 589 ft 41° 33° E Below average
Bernie's Bowl Double black 385 ft 791 ft 41° 30° SE Poor
Pond Slope Double black 464 ft 1,009 ft 41° 28° E Below average
Juniper Face Double black 960 ft 2,083 ft 40° 28° W Below average
Lower Cliffs Black 189 ft 349 ft 40° 33° W Below average
Gunner's Knob Double black 238 ft 474 ft 39° 31° N Excellent
Kangaroo Slope Black 433 ft 892 ft 39° 30° E Below average
Deer Camp Double black 423 ft — 39° 28° NE —
Estelle Gully Double black 422 ft 813 ft 38° 32° NE Excellent
Crag's Gully Double black 303 ft 526 ft 38° 35° W Poor
North Cirque Double black 352 ft 617 ft 38° 35° E Poor
SP Bowl Black 699 ft 1,939 ft 38° 21° NE Excellent
Talvert's Ride Black 334 ft 815 ft 37° 25° NW Excellent
Promised Land Black 543 ft 1,149 ft 37° 28° W Average
Big Chute Double black 416 ft 804 ft 37° 31° E Average
Shuttle Cornice Double black 165 ft — 37° 32° NE —
High Yellow Gully Double black 370 ft 683 ft 37° 33° N Excellent
Lower Saddle Black 313 ft 798 ft 37° 23° N Excellent
Chute That Seldom Slides Black 547 ft 1,199 ft 37° 28° W Below average
South Peril Black 393 ft — 36° 29° E —
Piston Bulley Slope Double black 301 ft 603 ft 36° 30° SE Poor
D7 Black 432 ft 1,195 ft 36° 22° NE Excellent
Butcher Block Rock Black 335 ft 644 ft 36° 32° NW Excellent
Our Father Double black 51 ft 236 ft 36° 13° NW Excellent
Middle Cirque Double black 374 ft 759 ft 36° 30° E Poor
Sympathy Face Black 305 ft — 36° 25° N —
D5 Double black 145 ft 317 ft 35° 28° N Excellent
Ridge Nose Double black 181 ft 442 ft 35° 25° NE Average
Outer Outer Outer Black 964 ft 2,306 ft 35° 25° SE Poor
Estelle Bowl Double black 291 ft 562 ft 35° 31° E Below average
Lower Sympathy Black 428 ft — 35° 24° N —
East Gully Black 424 ft 986 ft 34° 26° SE Poor
Sympathy Ridge Black 185 ft 710 ft 34° 16° N Excellent
Peril Ridge Black 170 ft 661 ft 34° 16° NW Excellent
South Face Black 520 ft 1,109 ft 34° 28° SE Poor
Beaver/Estelle Ridge Double black 324 ft 832 ft 34° 23° N Excellent
Expert's Shortcut Black 270 ft 668 ft 34° 24° NE Excellent
The Face Black 434 ft 1,120 ft 34° 23° NE Good
Yellow Cliffs Black 235 ft — 34° 24° NE —
North Peril Black 355 ft — 33° 27° N —
D8 Black 352 ft 954 ft 33° 22° N Excellent
Tower 19 Black 266 ft — 33° 27° E —
West Gully Black 481 ft 1,090 ft 32° 26° S Poor
Sherwood Face Black 425 ft 1,035 ft 31° 24° SE Poor
Sunday School Blue 186 ft — 31° 26° E —
CB Chute Black 290 ft 654 ft 31° 26° S Poor
D6 Double black 200 ft 585 ft 31° 21° N Excellent
Outer Outer Black 708 ft 2,577 ft 30° 16° S Poor
Sun Bowl Black 502 ft 1,512 ft 30° 20° SE Poor
Yellow Trail Blue 552 ft 1,957 ft 30° 17° NE Good
Wolverine Black 601 ft 2,427 ft 30° 15° NE Good
Howard's Hollow Blue 181 ft 757 ft 30° 14° NE Good
Beaver Bowl Double black 208 ft 799 ft 29° 15° NE Good
Fall Line Blue 165 ft — 29° 19° NE —
Pygmy Forest Black 132 ft 288 ft 29° 27° N Excellent
Skadi Hill Black 253 ft — 29° 22° NE —
Hot Wheels Gully Black 303 ft 1,639 ft 29° 12° NE Good
Sunspot Blue 407 ft 1,083 ft 29° 22° E Below average
Scotty's Beam Blue 587 ft 1,724 ft 29° 20° SW Poor
Alpine Bowl Blue 702 ft 2,341 ft 28° 18° NE Good
Gentian Gully Black 469 ft 1,257 ft 28° 22° NW Excellent
Standard Run Blue 341 ft 1,154 ft 27° 17° SW Poor
Bobby's Run Blue 445 ft 1,387 ft 27° 19° SW Poor
South Beaver Double black 238 ft 736 ft 27° 19° N Excellent
Mountain View Blue 795 ft 2,790 ft 27° 17° SW Poor
Werner's Schuss Blue 664 ft 2,123 ft 26° 18° N Excellent
Reily's Run Blue 250 ft 890 ft 26° 17° NE Good
Terry's Return Blue 588 ft 2,559 ft 26° 13° NE Good
Banana Chute Blue 210 ft 644 ft 26° 19° N Excellent
Outer Limits Blue 815 ft 3,016 ft 25° 16° SW Poor
Twilight Zone Blue 533 ft 1,638 ft 25° 19° SW Poor
Charity (Red-Green) Blue 473 ft 1,861 ft 25° 15° N Excellent
Shooting Star Blue 223 ft 804 ft 24° 16° SW Poor
Scott Ridge Blue 608 ft 2,236 ft 24° 16° SW Poor
Lower Rock Garden Blue 167 ft 688 ft 24° 14° SE Poor
Boomerang (Green Trail) Blue 279 ft 1,016 ft 23° 16° N Excellent
Dancefloor (Red Trail) Blue 550 ft 2,250 ft 23° 14° N Good
Maid Marion Blue 254 ft 1,264 ft 23° 12° SE Poor
Powerline Black 164 ft 778 ft 23° 12° SE Poor
Robin Hood Blue 629 ft 2,209 ft 22° 17° SE Poor
Red Ridge Blue 352 ft 1,562 ft 22° 13° N Excellent
East Creek Blue 401 ft 1,857 ft 22° 13° N Good
Ashcroft Gully Black 277 ft 871 ft 22° 19° SE Poor
Ladies' Slalom Blue 270 ft 899 ft 22° 18° NE Average
Sherwood Run Blue 937 ft 4,696 ft 22° 12° SE Poor
Weasel Run Blue 481 ft 2,459 ft 21° 11° N Good
Lower 40 Gully Black 175 ft 1,141 ft 21° 9° W Below average
Nick's Run Blue 351 ft 1,395 ft 20° 15° NE Average
Rock Garden Blue 238 ft 1,486 ft 20° 9° E Below average
Skateboard Alley Blue 270 ft 1,198 ft 20° 13° NW Good
Friar's Tuck Black 242 ft 888 ft 19° 16° E Below average
Kangaroo Ridge Blue 385 ft 1,908 ft 19° 12° NE Average
Kangaroo Main Run Blue 458 ft 1,899 ft 19° 14° NE Good
Upper Weasel One Blue 179 ft 1,013 ft 18° 10° E Below average
Ultraviolet Blue 157 ft 792 ft 16° 12° N Excellent
Leisure Lane Blue 157 ft 1,576 ft 15° 6° SW Poor
Sandy's Corner Blue 288 ft 1,850 ft 14° 9° N Good
Ray's Rut Blue 281 ft 3,290 ft 13° 6° E Below average
Meadow Green 155 ft 1,061 ft 12° 8° W Below average
Tiegel Green 155 ft 1,716 ft 11° 5° N Average
Tiegel Terrain Park Green 96 ft 696 ft 10° 8° N Average
Subway Green 118 ft 1,364 ft 10° 5° NW Average
Charity Blue 5 ft 204 ft 7° 2° E Below average

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line; "holds snow" ranks each run's winter sun against every run we've measured. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap.