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Classifier

Blue 49 Degrees North, WA

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical579 ft
Length2,153 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesE
Top4,879 ft

Classifier drops 579 vertical feet over 2,153 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 600 feet below the top. That's steeper than 71% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 51st steepest of 83 named runs at 49 Degrees North. It faces east.

How well Classifier holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 16°, Classifier gets about 107% of the winter sun that flat ground at 49 Degrees North does, December through March. That's sunnier than 77% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th sunniest named run at 49 Degrees North. Its top sits at 4,880 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Classifier profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Classifier 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.