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Northwest Passage

Black diamond Brundage, ID

Steepest pitch41°
Vertical828 ft
Length3,409 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top7,496 ft

Northwest Passage drops 828 vertical feet over 3,409 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 41° about 160 feet below the top. That's steeper than 97% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 76 named runs at Brundage. It faces northwest.

How well Northwest Passage holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Northwest Passage gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Brundage does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 50th sunniest named run at Brundage. Its top sits at 7,500 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.

Northwest Passage profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Northwest Passage elsewhere

Nearby at Brundage

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.