Black diamond Alpine Meadows, CA
Peril Ridge drops 170 vertical feet over 661 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 600 feet below the top. That's steeper than 80% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 63rd steepest of 132 named runs at Alpine Meadows. It faces northwest.
Facing northwest at an average 16°, Peril Ridge gets about 33% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alpine Meadows does, December through March. That's shadier than 99% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th shadiest named run at Alpine Meadows. Its top sits at 8,280 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.
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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.