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Main Street

Blue Alta, UT

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical545 ft
Length2,615 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top10,027 ft

Main Street drops 545 vertical feet over 2,615 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 52% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 101st steepest of 117 named runs at Alta. It faces north.

How well Main Street holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 12°, Main Street gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alta does, December through March. That's shadier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 39th shadiest named run at Alta. Its top sits at 10,030 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.

Main Street profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Main Street 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.