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Cecret Saddle

Black diamond Alta, UT

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical391 ft
Length2,089 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top10,261 ft

Cecret Saddle drops 391 vertical feet over 2,089 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 890 feet below the top. That's steeper than 77% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 58th steepest of 117 named runs at Alta. It faces northeast.

How well Cecret Saddle holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Cecret Saddle gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alta does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 62nd shadiest named run at Alta. Its top sits at 10,260 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 Saddle profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cecret Saddle 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.