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Katsuk

Blue Mission Ridge, WA

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical332 ft
Length2,051 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top6,734 ft

Katsuk drops 332 vertical feet over 2,051 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 260 feet below the top. That's steeper than 88% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 55 named runs at Mission Ridge. It faces northeast.

How well Katsuk holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Katsuk gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mission Ridge does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th sunniest named run at Mission Ridge. Its top sits at 6,730 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.

Katsuk profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Katsuk 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.