Blue 49 Degrees North, WA
Hole in the Wall drops 515 vertical feet over 1,336 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 1,090 feet below the top. That's steeper than 86% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 33rd steepest of 83 named runs at 49 Degrees North. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 23°, Hole in the Wall gets about 42% of the winter sun that flat ground at 49 Degrees North does, December through March. That's shadier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th shadiest named run at 49 Degrees North. Its top sits at 5,240 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.
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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.