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Razor Back

Blue Alta, UT

Steepest pitch34°
Vertical296 ft
Length1,348 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesE
Top10,174 ft

Razor Back drops 296 vertical feet over 1,348 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 1,220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 99% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 56th steepest of 117 named runs at Alta. It faces east.

How well Razor Back holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 14°, Razor Back gets about 93% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alta does, December through March. That's sunnier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 33rd sunniest named run at Alta. Its top sits at 10,170 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.

Razor Back profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Razor Back 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.