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Cook's Tour

Blue Mt Baker, WA

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical206 ft
Length858 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNW
Top4,287 ft

Cook's Tour drops 206 vertical feet over 858 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 510 feet below the top. That's steeper than 89% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 35 named runs at Mt Baker. It faces northwest.

How well Cook's Tour holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 15°, Cook's Tour 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 19th sunniest named run at Mt Baker. Its top sits at 4,290 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.

Cook's Tour profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cook's Tour 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.