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Huckleberry

Blue Bluewood, WA

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical1,041 ft
Length4,045 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesN
Top5,671 ft

Huckleberry drops 1,041 vertical feet over 4,045 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 3,080 feet below the top. That's steeper than 79% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 23rd steepest of 37 named runs at Bluewood. It faces north.

How well Huckleberry holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 15°, Huckleberry gets about 61% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bluewood does, December through March. That's shadier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th shadiest named run at Bluewood. Its top sits at 5,670 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.

Huckleberry profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Huckleberry 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.