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Abba's Alley

Blue Solitude, UT

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical206 ft
Length728 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesNW
Top9,055 ft

Abba's Alley drops 206 vertical feet over 728 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 92% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 51st steepest of 75 named runs at Solitude. It faces northwest.

How well Abba's Alley holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 17°, Abba's Alley gets about 73% of the winter sun that flat ground at Solitude does, December through March. That's shadier than 67% of the runs we've measured, and the 29th shadiest named run at Solitude. Its top sits at 9,060 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.

Abba's Alley profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Abba's Alley elsewhere

Nearby at Solitude

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.