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Double Z

Green Loup Loup, WA

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical533 ft
Length1,990 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesN
Top5,156 ft

Double Z drops 533 vertical feet over 1,990 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 1,770 feet below the top. That's steeper than 95% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 10th steepest of 15 named runs at Loup Loup. It faces north.

How well Double Z holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 16°, Double Z gets about 53% of the winter sun that flat ground at Loup Loup does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd shadiest named run at Loup Loup. Its top sits at 5,160 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.

Double Z profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Double Z elsewhere

Nearby at Loup Loup

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.