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Rock 'n Roll, Big Dipper

Blue Alta, UT

Steepest pitch11°
Vertical33 ft
Length233 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNW
Top9,633 ft

Rock 'n Roll, Big Dipper drops 33 vertical feet over 233 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 11° about 220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 4% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 117th steepest of 117 named runs at Alta. It faces northwest.

How well Rock 'n Roll, Big Dipper holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 8°, Rock 'n Roll, Big Dipper gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alta does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 56th shadiest named run at Alta. Its top sits at 9,630 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Rock 'n Roll, Big Dipper profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.