Black diamond 49 Degrees North, WA
Blastface drops 745 vertical feet over 2,060 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 1,060 feet below the top. That's steeper than 33% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 35th steepest of 83 named runs at 49 Degrees North. It faces east.
Facing east at an average 21°, Blastface gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at 49 Degrees North does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 62nd shadiest named run at 49 Degrees North. Its top sits at 5,150 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.
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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.