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Huck Finn

Black diamond Bluewood, WA

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical458 ft
Length1,358 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesN
Top5,108 ft

Huck Finn drops 458 vertical feet over 1,358 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 680 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 16th steepest of 37 named runs at Bluewood. It faces north.

How well Huck Finn holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 20°, Huck Finn gets about 50% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bluewood does, December through March. That's shadier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th shadiest named run at Bluewood. Its top sits at 5,110 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.

Huck Finn profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Huck Finn 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.