Black diamond Mission Ridge, WA
Lowmax drops 162 vertical feet over 749 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 27% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 36th steepest of 55 named runs at Mission Ridge. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 13°, Lowmax gets about 69% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mission Ridge does, December through March. That's shadier than 73% of the runs we've measured, and the 32nd shadiest named run at Mission Ridge. Its top sits at 5,750 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.