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Gold Pan

Green 49 Degrees North, WA

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical385 ft
Length2,085 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesN
Top4,290 ft

Gold Pan drops 385 vertical feet over 2,085 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 1,980 feet below the top. That's steeper than 45% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 77th steepest of 83 named runs at 49 Degrees North. It faces north.

How well Gold Pan holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 11°, Gold Pan gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at 49 Degrees North does, December through March. That's shadier than 71% of the runs we've measured, and the 50th shadiest named run at 49 Degrees North. Its top sits at 4,290 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.

Gold Pan profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Gold Pan 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.