Blue 49 Degrees North, WA
Benandrus Way drops 601 vertical feet over 2,223 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 1,640 feet below the top. That's steeper than 88% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 83 named runs at 49 Degrees North. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 16°, Benandrus Way gets about 57% of the winter sun that flat ground at 49 Degrees North does, December through March. That's shadier than 87% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th shadiest named run at 49 Degrees North. Its top sits at 4,890 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.
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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.