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Devil's Way

Blue Alta, UT

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical244 ft
Length1,919 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesE
Top10,392 ft

Devil's Way drops 244 vertical feet over 1,919 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 90% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 84th steepest of 117 named runs at Alta. It faces east.

How well Devil's Way holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 8°, Devil's Way gets about 99% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alta does, December through March. That's sunnier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 24th sunniest named run at Alta. Its top sits at 10,390 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Devil's Way profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Devil's Way 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.