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Big Hemi

Blue Mt Baker, WA

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical263 ft
Length1,357 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesE
Top4,495 ft

Big Hemi drops 263 vertical feet over 1,357 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 71% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 26th steepest of 35 named runs at Mt Baker. It faces east.

How well Big Hemi holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 12°, Big Hemi gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Baker does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th sunniest named run at Mt Baker. Its top sits at 4,490 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.

Big Hemi profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Big Hemi 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.