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Angel Heart

Blue 49 Degrees North, WA

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical1,101 ft
Length5,260 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top5,276 ft

Angel Heart drops 1,101 vertical feet over 5,260 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 3,470 feet below the top. That's steeper than 74% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 48th steepest of 83 named runs at 49 Degrees North. It faces northeast.

How well Angel Heart holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Angel Heart gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at 49 Degrees North does, December through March. That's sunnier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th sunniest named run at 49 Degrees North. Its top sits at 5,280 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.

Angel Heart profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Angel Heart elsewhere

Nearby at 49 Degrees North

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.