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Cecret Cutoff

Blue Alta, UT

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical83 ft
Length730 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesN
Top9,365 ft

Cecret Cutoff drops 83 vertical feet over 730 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 26% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 111th steepest of 117 named runs at Alta. It faces north.

How well Cecret Cutoff holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 7°, Cecret Cutoff gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alta does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 50th sunniest named run at Alta. Its top sits at 9,370 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.

Cecret Cutoff profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cecret Cutoff 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.