Black diamond Loup Loup, WA
Raceface drops 262 vertical feet over 787 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 33% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 15 named runs at Loup Loup. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 20°, Raceface gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at Loup Loup does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th shadiest named run at Loup Loup. Its top sits at 5,010 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.
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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.