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Alberta Flats

Blue Wolf Creek, CO

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical222 ft
Length1,358 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top11,218 ft

Alberta Flats drops 222 vertical feet over 1,358 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 780 feet below the top. That's steeper than 12% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 114th steepest of 131 named runs at Wolf Creek. It faces northeast.

How well Alberta Flats holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Alberta Flats gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wolf Creek does, December through March. That's sunnier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 51st sunniest named run at Wolf Creek. Its top sits at 11,220 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.

Alberta Flats profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Alberta Flats elsewhere

Nearby at Wolf Creek

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.