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Upper Weasel One

Blue Alpine Meadows, CA

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical179 ft
Length1,013 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesE
Top7,626 ft

Upper Weasel One drops 179 vertical feet over 1,013 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 50 feet below the top. That's steeper than 28% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 123rd steepest of 132 named runs at Alpine Meadows. It faces east.

How well Upper Weasel One holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 10°, Upper Weasel One gets about 101% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alpine Meadows does, December through March. That's sunnier than 73% of the runs we've measured, and the 44th sunniest named run at Alpine Meadows. Its top sits at 7,630 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Upper Weasel One profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Weasel One 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.