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Mambo Alley

Blue Snow Valley, CA

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical334 ft
Length2,030 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top7,152 ft

Mambo Alley drops 334 vertical feet over 2,030 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 570 feet below the top. That's steeper than 15% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 22nd steepest of 28 named runs at Snow Valley. It faces northeast.

How well Mambo Alley holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Mambo Alley gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snow Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 18th shadiest named run at Snow Valley. Its top sits at 7,150 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.

Mambo Alley profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Mambo Alley elsewhere

Nearby at Snow Valley

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.