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Corkscrew

Blue Alta, UT

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical389 ft
Length1,634 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesN
Top8,928 ft

Corkscrew drops 389 vertical feet over 1,634 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 64% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 96th steepest of 117 named runs at Alta. It faces north.

How well Corkscrew holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 14°, Corkscrew gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alta does, December through March. That's shadier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th shadiest named run at Alta. Its top sits at 8,930 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Corkscrew profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Corkscrew 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.