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Amen

Black diamond Alta, UT

Steepest pitch38°
Vertical731 ft
Length2,801 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top10,021 ft

Amen drops 731 vertical feet over 2,801 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 38° about 470 feet below the top. That's steeper than 92% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 41st steepest of 117 named runs at Alta. It faces northeast.

How well Amen holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 16°, Amen gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alta does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 57th shadiest named run at Alta. Its top sits at 10,020 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.

Amen profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Amen 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.