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Angel's Flight

Black diamond Hoodoo, OR

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical509 ft
Length1,395 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesE
Top5,353 ft

Angel's Flight drops 509 vertical feet over 1,395 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 370 feet below the top. That's steeper than 75% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 38 named runs at Hoodoo. It faces east.

How well Angel's Flight holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 22°, Angel's Flight gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Hoodoo does, December through March. That's sunnier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 24th sunniest named run at Hoodoo. Its top sits at 5,350 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.

Angel's Flight profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Angel's Flight elsewhere

Nearby at Hoodoo

Measured by ZRankings from USGS lidar (1-meter where it exists, coarser elsewhere). 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.