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White Squaw Areae

Black diamond Alta, UT

Steepest pitch44°
Vertical796 ft
Length2,120 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesW
Top10,307 ft

White Squaw Areae drops 796 vertical feet over 2,120 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 44° about 1,020 feet below the top. That's steeper than 99% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 15th steepest of 117 named runs at Alta. It faces west.

How well White Squaw Areae holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 23°, White Squaw Areae gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Alta does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 47th sunniest named run at Alta. Its top sits at 10,310 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.

White Squaw Areae profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like White Squaw Areae 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.