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Chilkoot Pass

Blue 49 Degrees North, WA

Steepest pitch12°
Vertical208 ft
Length4,224 ft
Average pitch4°
FacesN
Top5,057 ft

Chilkoot Pass drops 208 vertical feet over 4,224 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 12° about 4,180 feet below the top. That's steeper than 6% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 81st steepest of 83 named runs at 49 Degrees North. It faces north.

How well Chilkoot Pass holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 4°, Chilkoot Pass gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at 49 Degrees North does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 65th shadiest named run at 49 Degrees North. Its top sits at 5,060 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.

Chilkoot Pass profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Chilkoot Pass 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.