Blue Mission Ridge, WA
Java drops 170 vertical feet over 653 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 60 feet below the top. That's steeper than 43% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 50th steepest of 55 named runs at Mission Ridge. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 15°, Java gets about 57% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mission Ridge does, December through March. That's shadier than 87% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd shadiest named run at Mission Ridge. Its top sits at 5,580 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.