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Ego

Black diamond Bluewood, WA

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical510 ft
Length2,074 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNE
Top5,452 ft

Ego drops 510 vertical feet over 2,074 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 460 feet below the top. That's steeper than 30% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 37 named runs at Bluewood. It faces northeast.

How well Ego holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 15°, Ego gets about 62% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bluewood does, December through March. That's shadier than 82% of the runs we've measured, and the 16th shadiest named run at Bluewood. Its top sits at 5,450 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.

Ego profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ego elsewhere

Nearby at Bluewood

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.