Black diamond 49 Degrees North, WA
Sluice Box drops 889 vertical feet over 2,179 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 1,680 feet below the top. That's steeper than 56% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 13th steepest of 83 named runs at 49 Degrees North. It faces northwest.
Facing northwest at an average 24°, Sluice Box gets about 50% of the winter sun that flat ground at 49 Degrees North does, December through March. That's shadier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 23rd shadiest named run at 49 Degrees North. Its top sits at 5,760 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.
under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.
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.