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Meadow

Blue Alta, UT

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical372 ft
Length1,463 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesN
Top9,301 ft

Meadow drops 372 vertical feet over 1,463 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 1,320 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 103rd steepest of 117 named runs at Alta. It faces north.

How well Meadow holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 15°, Meadow gets about 68% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alta does, December through March. That's shadier than 75% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th shadiest named run at Alta. Its top sits at 9,300 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.

Meadow profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Meadow 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.