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Devil's Elbow

Blue Alta, UT

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical1,346 ft
Length7,208 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top10,551 ft

Devil's Elbow drops 1,346 vertical feet over 7,208 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 770 feet below the top. That's steeper than 39% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 105th steepest of 117 named runs at Alta. It faces northeast.

How well Devil's Elbow holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Devil's Elbow gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alta does, December through March. That's shadier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 60th shadiest named run at Alta. Its top sits at 10,550 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.

Devil's Elbow profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Devil's Elbow 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.