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Patsy Marley

Green Alta, UT

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical594 ft
Length3,600 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesW
Top9,340 ft

Patsy Marley drops 594 vertical feet over 3,600 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 180 feet below the top. That's steeper than 80% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 109th steepest of 117 named runs at Alta. It faces west.

How well Patsy Marley holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 10°, Patsy Marley gets about 93% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alta does, December through March. That's sunnier than 63% of the runs we've measured, and the 34th sunniest named run at Alta. Its top sits at 9,340 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.

Patsy Marley profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Patsy Marley 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.