Black diamond Alpine Meadows, CA
Tiegel Chutes drops 188 vertical feet over 407 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 42° about 230 feet below the top. That's steeper than 98% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 24th steepest of 132 named runs at Alpine Meadows. It faces east.
Facing east at an average 28°, Tiegel Chutes gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alpine Meadows does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 64th shadiest named run at Alpine Meadows. Its top sits at 7,240 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.