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Outer Outer Outer

Black diamond Alpine Meadows, CA

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical964 ft
Length2,306 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesSE
Top8,117 ft

Outer Outer Outer drops 964 vertical feet over 2,306 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 420 feet below the top. That's steeper than 82% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 58th steepest of 132 named runs at Alpine Meadows. It faces southeast.

How well Outer Outer Outer holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 25°, Outer Outer Outer gets about 143% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alpine Meadows does, December through March. That's sunnier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th sunniest named run at Alpine Meadows. Its top sits at 8,120 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Outer Outer Outer profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Outer Outer Outer elsewhere

Nearby at Alpine Meadows

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.