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Ka-Wham

Blue Mission Ridge, WA

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical726 ft
Length2,825 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesE
Top6,150 ft

Ka-Wham drops 726 vertical feet over 2,825 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 520 feet below the top. That's steeper than 87% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 32nd steepest of 55 named runs at Mission Ridge. It faces east.

How well Ka-Wham holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 15°, Ka-Wham gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mission Ridge does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 11th sunniest named run at Mission Ridge. Its top sits at 6,150 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Ka-Wham profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ka-Wham elsewhere

Nearby at Mission Ridge

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.