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Waterworks

Green Bluewood, WA

Steepest pitch9°
Vertical101 ft
Length1,029 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesN
Top4,649 ft

Waterworks drops 101 vertical feet over 1,029 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 9° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 13% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 37th steepest of 37 named runs at Bluewood. It faces north.

How well Waterworks holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 6°, Waterworks gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bluewood does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th shadiest named run at Bluewood. Its top sits at 4,650 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.

Waterworks profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Waterworks 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.