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Marmot

Blue Sierra-At-Tahoe, CA

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical539 ft
Length2,646 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNW
Top7,395 ft

Marmot drops 539 vertical feet over 2,646 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 690 feet below the top. That's steeper than 45% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 29th steepest of 50 named runs at Sierra-At-Tahoe. It faces northwest.

How well Marmot holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 12°, Marmot gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sierra-At-Tahoe does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 18th sunniest named run at Sierra-At-Tahoe. Its top sits at 7,400 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.

Marmot profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Marmot elsewhere

Nearby at Sierra-At-Tahoe

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.