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Mitzi's Mother

Green Mt Baker, WA

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical244 ft
Length1,999 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNW
Top4,315 ft

Mitzi's Mother drops 244 vertical feet over 1,999 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 950 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 32nd steepest of 35 named runs at Mt Baker. It faces northwest.

How well Mitzi's Mother holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 7°, Mitzi's Mother gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Baker does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 17th sunniest named run at Mt Baker. Its top sits at 4,310 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.

Mitzi's Mother profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Mitzi's Mother 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.