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Glory Gulch

Black diamond Alta, UT

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical414 ft
Length1,926 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top9,843 ft

Glory Gulch drops 414 vertical feet over 1,926 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 620 feet below the top. That's steeper than 56% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 77th steepest of 117 named runs at Alta. It faces northeast.

How well Glory Gulch holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Glory Gulch gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alta does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 51st sunniest named run at Alta. Its top sits at 9,840 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.

Glory Gulch profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Glory Gulch 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.