Art's Knob

Black diamond Alpine Meadows, CA

Steepest pitch50°

Vertical269 ft

Length—

Average pitch40°

FacesN

Top7,940 ft

Art's Knob drops 269 vertical feet over feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 50°. That's steeper than 100% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 2nd steepest of 132 named runs at Alpine Meadows. It faces north.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Art's Knob elsewhere

• Bonanza Bowl Wolf Creek · 49° · 174 ft vertical

Nearby at Alpine Meadows

• Talvert's Ride Black diamond · 37°
• Expert's Shortcut Black diamond · 34°
• Hidden Knolls Double black · 42°
• Treeline Cirque Right Double black (off-piste) · 44°
• Treeline Cirque Left Double black (off-piste) · 50°
• Clear Gully Double black (off-piste) · 46°

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.