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Outlaw's Alley

Blue Bear Mountain, CA

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical149 ft
Length1,092 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesN
Top8,011 ft

Outlaw's Alley drops 149 vertical feet over 1,092 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 1,060 feet below the top. That's steeper than 89% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 25 named runs at Bear Mountain. It faces north.

How well Outlaw's Alley holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 8°, Outlaw's Alley gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bear Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 16th shadiest named run at Bear Mountain. Its top sits at 8,010 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.

Outlaw's Alley profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Outlaw's Alley elsewhere

Nearby at Bear Mountain

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.