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Al's Cut

Black diamond Pebble Creek, ID

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical139 ft
Length351 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesNW
Top7,742 ft

Al's Cut drops 139 vertical feet over 351 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 310 feet below the top. That's steeper than 36% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 28th steepest of 46 named runs at Pebble Creek. It faces northwest.

How well Al's Cut holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 23°, Al's Cut gets about 48% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pebble Creek does, December through March. That's shadier than 94% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th shadiest named run at Pebble Creek. Its top sits at 7,740 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.

Al's Cut profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Al's Cut elsewhere

Nearby at Pebble Creek

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.