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The Alley

Green Keystone, CO

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical316 ft
Length1,976 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top10,818 ft

The Alley drops 316 vertical feet over 1,976 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 42% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 131st steepest of 140 named runs at Keystone. It faces north.

How well The Alley holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 9°, The Alley gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Keystone does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 68th shadiest named run at Keystone. Its top sits at 10,820 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.

The Alley profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Alley elsewhere

Nearby at Keystone

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.