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Pyramid

Blue Sierra-At-Tahoe, CA

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical610 ft
Length2,421 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesN
Top7,300 ft

Pyramid drops 610 vertical feet over 2,421 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 1,220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 24th steepest of 50 named runs at Sierra-At-Tahoe. It faces north.

How well Pyramid holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 15°, Pyramid gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at Sierra-At-Tahoe does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th shadiest named run at Sierra-At-Tahoe. Its top sits at 7,300 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.

Pyramid profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Pyramid 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.