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Rodger's Way

Blue Mt Ashland, OR

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical266 ft
Length2,320 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNE
Top6,586 ft

Rodger's Way drops 266 vertical feet over 2,320 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 82% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 24th steepest of 40 named runs at Mt Ashland. It faces northeast.

How well Rodger's Way holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 7°, Rodger's Way gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Ashland does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th shadiest named run at Mt Ashland. Its top sits at 6,590 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.

Rodger's Way profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Rodger's Way elsewhere

Nearby at Mt Ashland

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.