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Left Wing

Black diamond 49 Degrees North, WA

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical694 ft
Length2,249 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesN
Top5,036 ft

Left Wing drops 694 vertical feet over 2,249 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 1,020 feet below the top. That's steeper than 54% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 15th steepest of 83 named runs at 49 Degrees North. It faces north.

How well Left Wing holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 18°, Left Wing gets about 52% of the winter sun that flat ground at 49 Degrees North does, December through March. That's shadier than 92% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th shadiest named run at 49 Degrees North. Its top sits at 5,040 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.

Left Wing profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Left Wing 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.