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Aggie's Alley

Blue Alta, UT

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical469 ft
Length2,974 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top9,773 ft

Aggie's Alley drops 469 vertical feet over 2,974 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 1,930 feet below the top. That's steeper than 36% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 106th steepest of 117 named runs at Alta. It faces northeast.

How well Aggie's Alley holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Aggie's Alley gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alta does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 69th shadiest named run at Alta. Its top sits at 9,770 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Aggie's Alley profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Aggie's Alley elsewhere

Nearby at Alta

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.