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Elk Alley

Black diamond Jackson Hole, WY

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical413 ft
Length1,253 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesE
Top7,338 ft

Elk Alley drops 413 vertical feet over 1,253 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 990 feet below the top. That's steeper than 69% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 62nd steepest of 126 named runs at Jackson Hole. It faces east.

How well Elk Alley holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing east at an average 20°, Elk Alley gets about 117% of the winter sun that flat ground at Jackson Hole does, December through March. That's sunnier than 85% of the runs we've measured, and the 107th sunniest named run at Jackson Hole. Its top sits at 7,340 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Elk Alley profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Elk Alley elsewhere

Nearby at Jackson Hole

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.