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Gold Cross

Green Mt Spokane, WA

Steepest pitch9°
Vertical60 ft
Length817 ft
Average pitch4°
FacesNW
Top5,847 ft

Gold Cross drops 60 vertical feet over 817 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 9° about 100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 17% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 56th steepest of 57 named runs at Mt Spokane. It faces northwest.

How well Gold Cross holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 4°, Gold Cross gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Spokane does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st shadiest named run at Mt Spokane. Its top sits at 5,850 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.

Gold Cross profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Gold Cross 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.