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Tailings, Angel Heart

Blue 49 Degrees North, WA

Steepest pitch9°
Vertical29 ft
Length264 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNW
Top4,174 ft

Tailings, Angel Heart drops 29 vertical feet over 264 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 9° about 160 feet below the top. That's steeper than 2% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 83rd steepest of 83 named runs at 49 Degrees North. It faces northwest.

How well Tailings, Angel Heart holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 6°, Tailings, Angel Heart gets about 73% of the winter sun that flat ground at 49 Degrees North does, December through March. That's shadier than 67% of the runs we've measured, and the 55th 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.

Tailings, Angel Heart profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Tailings, Angel Heart 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.