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Broken Thumb

Green Mt Spokane, WA

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical253 ft
Length1,863 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNW
Top4,984 ft

Broken Thumb drops 253 vertical feet over 1,863 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 88% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 57 named runs at Mt Spokane. It faces northwest.

How well Broken Thumb holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 8°, Broken Thumb gets about 66% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Spokane does, December through March. That's shadier than 77% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th shadiest named run at Mt Spokane. Its top sits at 4,980 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Broken Thumb profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Broken Thumb elsewhere

Nearby at Mt Spokane

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.