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The Alley

Blue Seven Springs, PA

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical246 ft
Length1,230 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNW
Top2,740 ft

The Alley drops 246 vertical feet over 1,230 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 300 feet below the top. That's steeper than 53% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 47 named runs at Seven Springs. It faces northwest.

How well The Alley holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 12°, The Alley gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Seven Springs does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 24th shadiest named run at Seven Springs. Its top sits at 2,740 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 Seven Springs

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.