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Jitterbug

Black diamond Alta, UT

Steepest pitch43°
Vertical732 ft
Length1,424 ft
Average pitch31°
FacesNW
Top9,840 ft

Jitterbug drops 732 vertical feet over 1,424 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 43° about 410 feet below the top. That's steeper than 98% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 18th steepest of 117 named runs at Alta. It faces northwest.

How well Jitterbug holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 31°, Jitterbug gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alta does, December through March. That's shadier than 69% of the runs we've measured, and the 37th shadiest named run at Alta. Its top sits at 9,840 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.

Jitterbug profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Jitterbug 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.