When the Alpine is on the island
The Alpine shares region three with the Mesa. In the current 208-island pool it appears on 105 days: 44 of them after the Roots and 61 after the Tropics. The choice is close to a coin flip over the cycle but does not alternate day by day, so check the status box above or the biome rotation page before planning around it.
What a typical Alpine holds
Across the 105 Alpines in the pool:
| Marker | Average per day | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Luggage | 18.8 | 0–25 |
| Big luggage | 9.0 | 0–16 |
| Explorer’s luggage | 1.8 | 0–6 |
| Ancient luggage | 1.1 | 0–6 (on 70 of 105 days) |
| Clown luggage | 0.7 | 0–3 (on 51 of 105 days) |
| Capybara | 3 | always 3 |
| Ancient statue | 1 | always 1 |
| Amulet | 1 | always exactly 1 |
That is far less regular luggage than the Mesa, the other region-three option. Clown luggage still averages 0.7 here, more than in the Tropics or the Roots.
Which markers are worth a detour
- The hot spring. The three capybara markers always sit together in the hot spring, in the upper half of the climb. Standing in the water removes Cold and shelters you from blizzards, so treat it as your checkpoint and plan the other detours around it. Today’s capybaras gives its exact spot.
- Ancient luggage. Most of it on our maps sits in that same upper band, often within reach of the spring.
- Clown luggage. 51 of 105 Alpines have at least one. Today’s clown luggage shows whether today is a Jester badge day.
- The amulet. One per Alpine. Which of the four it is changes by island.
- Explorer’s luggage, if it is near your route.
Using the 3D map
The Alpine cliff is full of caves. That matters during a blizzard, when an open face is the worst place to be. The map images also reveal a Geyser Hell, Lava or Spikes variant before you leave the Shore. Open the location in the 3D map and rotate the camera to check its height and approach. Open 3D map
The ancient statue
On every Alpine we have mapped, the statue stands at the top of the biome near the campfire. An Alpine day has four statues in the run (Shore, region two, Alpine, then the Caldera or the Gloom). A Mesa day has four as well, including one in the Mesa. If someone dies on the way up, revive them at the top; see how reviving works.
Stay safe
Blizzards are the Alpine’s defining hazard: they pile on Cold, cut visibility and push you around. Hide in a deep cave or the hot spring until they pass, and huddle with teammates to shed Cold faster. Icicles drop after you climb on them, so never rest on a cave ceiling. The full Alpine guide covers geysers, food and the Alpinist and Bundled Up badges.
Quick answers
Is it Alpine or Mesa today? The status box at the top of this page tells you. Over the pool it is Alpine on 105 days and Mesa on 103.
How many capybaras are in the Alpine? Always three, all in the hot spring.
Does the Alpine have an ancient statue? Yes, one at the top by the campfire. Mesa days have one in the Mesa as well.