Level
Alpine Incline
Level code	2-5
World	Autumn Heights
Game	Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Music track	Alpine Incline
Level progression ← Previous Sawmill Thrill Next → Wing Ding Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze levels

Alpine Incline is the thirteenth level ofDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switchport of the same name, and the fifth level ofAutumn Heights. As suggested by its name, Alpine Incline takes place in a mountainous area.

InTime Attack mode, a time of 1:25.00 is required to get a gold medal, a time of 1:49.00 for silver, and a time of 1:55.00 for bronze.

Layout[edit]

The level begins in a grassy clearing with pine trees and wildflowers, similar to the end ofSawmill Thrill. Shortly afterward, theKongs must jump from many saggy, wooden platforms that are suspended over a pit by ropes. TheDX Barrel is on the fourth platform, and twoBanana Coins are on the fifth platform. As they move across the platforms,Donkey Kong andDixie Kong encounter someSoaries andTucks along their way. After the letter K, Donkey Kong and Dixie must swing from a vine to land on another wooden platform, then from two more vines to reach a grassy platform with aWaldough. The Kongs can optionally pull anItem Handle on the platform to obtain abanana. The Kongs must jump into aBarrel Cannon to blast into a trail of bananas leading all the way across to aBlast Barrel, which blasts them slightly to the left, over the firstcheckpoint on a stone platform. Unlike most other levels, the Kongs must continue left instead of right.

After this, the Kongs must jump across some small wooden platforms held up by balloons. These platforms move up and down slightly, and while the Kongs are standing on a platform, it falls slightly under their weight but not into the pit below them. If the Kongs collect every banana on these platforms, they are rewarded with aPuzzle Piece. ATuff Tuck is on the last platform held by balloons. Donkey Kong and Dixie must jump left onto a platform, which is not held up by balloons, and it has a Tucks. The Kongs must jump left on a stone platform. To the bottom-left is aPointy Tucks on a platform with three Banana Coins, and there is a standalone wooden platform held up by balloons overhead. Donkey Kong and Dixie must jump from three more vines, and there are threeTufftons below, each with a Banana Coin above them. The Kongs must jump on a platform and then into a Barrel Cannon, which blasts them far across and onto a large hot air balloon. Donkey Kong mustGround Pound the giant hot air balloon down to a large spike below with a flag of theSnowmad symbol. The spike pierces the hot air balloon, which bursts and elevates the Kongs into the clouds, where they can collect some bananas and the letter O. The large hot air balloon eventually stops to the left of a Barrel Cannon. It blasts them up to the second checkpoint, which is on a wooden platform held up by balloons.

Donkey Kong and Dixie must continue right and bounce on a few balloon platforms. There is a swinging vine overhead with a Banana Coin. The Kongs must then jump on a rocky platform with a Waldough and a DX Barrel. They can pull an Item Handle for a Banana Bunch. Donkey Kong and Dixie must jump onto another balloon platform, which aHootz and aRed Balloon is above, and jump on another wooden platform held up by balloons. The Kongs must then jump on a platform which moves back and forth horizontally underneath the wooden platform and toward a bouncy platform. The Kongs must avoid the propellers underneath the wooden platform, or else they take damage. From the bouncy platform, Donkey Kong and Dixie must jump onto a whirling platform with the letter N. The whirling platform carries them to a small bouncy platform beneath the third checkpoint which, like the second checkpoint, is held up in the air by balloons.

The Kongs must jump to the right of the third checkpoint to land in a Barrel Cannon. It blasts them in an upper-right direction, into two rows of bananas which overlap then spread out repeatedly. They then land onto a group of large hot air balloons. If the Kongs collect every banana while blasting from the Barrel Cannon, a few Banana Coins appear above the hot air balloons. There are some Soaries flying in the background. The Kongs must bounce across a few more blimp platforms while avoiding the Soaries (presumably the ones in the background) along the way. There are numerous columns of three bananas above the bouncy platforms, and the letter G can be found just before the Kongs land on two large hot air balloons. Just after the two hot air balloons, Donkey Kong and Dixie must jump from more bouncy platforms, which are moving around theSlot Machine Barrel in a circular motion. The Kongs can reach the Slot Machine Barrel by jumping between two platforms from the top.

Enemies[edit]

• Tucks
• Tuff Tucks
• Pointy Tucks
• Soaries
• Waldoughs
• Hootzes
• Tufftons

Collectibles[edit]

KONG Letters[edit]

• K: Soon after theWooden Canister containing several bananas, the flyingSoaries must be used at platforms to reach the letter "K".
• O: Can be collected before reaching the Barrel Cannon with the rocketing hot-air balloon.
• N: On the flying wood platform soon after where the fourth puzzle piece is, the letter can be reached via the moving platform underneath.
• G: In the air above the second area of bouncy platforms, it can be collected by jumping on a platform and using Dixie's propeller ability.

Puzzle Pieces[edit]

1. Appears after collecting all of the bananas that appear on the balloon platforms.
2. Appears after bouncing on and collecting the Banana Coins on the helmet-cladTuffton's heads.
3. Jumping into the balloon roof (via the first bouncy platform) of where the second checkpoint is located will lead to a secret area containing several bananas, all of which must be collected in 30 seconds or less to receive the third Puzzle Piece.
4. Underneath the platform held up by floating balloons, the Kongs must ride on the moving platform to reach it and duck to avoid the spinning blades.
5. When the Kongs find the Slot Machine Barrel, they must skip it and continue to the right. They eventually reach a large group of hot air balloons, two of which are a platform that the Kongs bounce across. An entrance to another Bonus Level is hidden between the numerous hot air balloons. In the Bonus Level, the Kongs must collect 100 bananas within 30 seconds by blasting between two Barrel Cannons. Once all the bananas are obtained, the final Puzzle Piece appears in the center between the two Barrel Cannons.

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Notes[edit]

• When the Kongs bounce on the balloons, each Kong has a specific yell for whenever they press the jump button when they land on them.

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