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Austin

Blue Mt Baker, WA

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical500 ft
Length2,814 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top4,722 ft

Austin drops 500 vertical feet over 2,814 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 320 feet below the top. That's steeper than 99% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 12th steepest of 35 named runs at Mt Baker. It faces northeast.

How well Austin holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Austin gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Baker does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th sunniest named run at Mt Baker. Its top sits at 4,720 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.

Austin profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Austin elsewhere

Nearby at Mt Baker

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.