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Flying Dutchman

Blue 49 Degrees North, WA

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical721 ft
Length4,737 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top5,775 ft

Flying Dutchman drops 721 vertical feet over 4,737 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 1,310 feet below the top. That's steeper than 47% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 66th steepest of 83 named runs at 49 Degrees North. It faces north.

How well Flying Dutchman holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 9°, Flying Dutchman gets about 60% of the winter sun that flat ground at 49 Degrees North does, December through March. That's shadier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 37th shadiest named run at 49 Degrees North. Its top sits at 5,770 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.

Flying Dutchman profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Flying Dutchman 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.