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Alpenglow

Blue Park City, UT

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical825 ft
Length3,608 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesN
Top9,281 ft

Alpenglow drops 825 vertical feet over 3,608 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 64% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 229th steepest of 334 named runs at Park City. It faces north.

How well Alpenglow holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 14°, Alpenglow gets about 67% of the winter sun that flat ground at Park City does, December through March. That's shadier than 76% of the runs we've measured, and the 60th shadiest named run at Park City. Its top sits at 9,280 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.

Alpenglow profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Alpenglow elsewhere

Nearby at Park City

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.