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Gary's Glory

Blue Mt Spokane, WA

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical737 ft
Length2,381 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesW
Top5,743 ft

Gary's Glory drops 737 vertical feet over 2,381 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 1,020 feet below the top. That's steeper than 74% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 26th steepest of 57 named runs at Mt Spokane. It faces west.

How well Gary's Glory holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 18°, Gary's Glory gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Spokane does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 33rd sunniest named run at Mt Spokane. Its top sits at 5,740 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.

Gary's Glory profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Gary's Glory 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.