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Golden Eagle

Blue Lookout Pass, ID

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical736 ft
Length3,279 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesE
Top5,513 ft

Golden Eagle drops 736 vertical feet over 3,279 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 1,420 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 30th steepest of 49 named runs at Lookout Pass. It faces east.

How well Golden Eagle holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 13°, Golden Eagle gets about 99% of the winter sun that flat ground at Lookout Pass does, December through March. That's sunnier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd sunniest named run at Lookout Pass. Its top sits at 5,510 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Golden Eagle profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Golden Eagle elsewhere

Nearby at Lookout Pass

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.