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Blueberry

Blue Mt Baker, WA

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical598 ft
Length3,208 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesW
Top5,035 ft

Blueberry drops 598 vertical feet over 3,208 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 2,150 feet below the top. That's steeper than 96% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 17th steepest of 35 named runs at Mt Baker. It faces west.

How well Blueberry holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 12°, Blueberry gets about 93% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Baker does, December through March. That's sunnier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th sunniest named run at Mt Baker. Its top sits at 5,040 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Blueberry profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Blueberry 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.