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Tombstone

Black diamond Alta, UT

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical335 ft
Length738 ft
Average pitch27°
FacesN
Top10,159 ft

Tombstone drops 335 vertical feet over 738 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 30 feet below the top. That's steeper than 85% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 48th steepest of 117 named runs at Alta. It faces north.

How well Tombstone holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 27°, Tombstone gets about 47% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alta does, December through March. That's shadier than 95% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th shadiest named run at Alta. Its top sits at 10,160 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.

Tombstone profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Tombstone 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.