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Hobbit Forrest

Blue 49 Degrees North, WA

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical236 ft
Length1,337 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top4,173 ft

Hobbit Forrest drops 236 vertical feet over 1,337 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 910 feet below the top. That's steeper than 9% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 78th steepest of 83 named runs at 49 Degrees North. It faces northeast.

How well Hobbit Forrest holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Hobbit Forrest gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at 49 Degrees North does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 58th shadiest named run at 49 Degrees North. Its top sits at 4,170 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.

Hobbit Forrest profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hobbit Forrest 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.