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Shot

Double black Alta, UT

Steepest pitch47°
Vertical613 ft
Length1,076 ft
Average pitch35°
FacesW
Top9,729 ft

Shot drops 613 vertical feet over 1,076 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 47° about 480 feet below the top. That's steeper than 94% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 10th steepest of 117 named runs at Alta. It faces west.

How well Shot holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 35°, Shot gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alta does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 36th sunniest named run at Alta. Its top sits at 9,730 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.

Shot profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Shot 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.