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Valhalla, Sabre

Blue 49 Degrees North, WA

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical55 ft
Length249 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesE
Top5,455 ft

Valhalla, Sabre drops 55 vertical feet over 249 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 230 feet below the top. That's steeper than 25% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 70th steepest of 83 named runs at 49 Degrees North. It faces east.

How well Valhalla, Sabre holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 13°, Valhalla, Sabre gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at 49 Degrees North does, December through March. That's sunnier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th sunniest named run at 49 Degrees North. Its top sits at 5,460 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Valhalla, Sabre profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.