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Midway

Blue Lookout Pass, ID

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical143 ft
Length1,240 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesN
Top5,096 ft

Midway drops 143 vertical feet over 1,240 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 1,210 feet below the top. That's steeper than 42% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 33rd steepest of 49 named runs at Lookout Pass. It faces north.

How well Midway holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 7°, Midway gets about 39% of the winter sun that flat ground at Lookout Pass does, December through March. That's shadier than 98% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at Lookout Pass. Its top sits at 5,100 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.

Midway profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Midway 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.