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Half Hitch

Green Mt Spokane, WA

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical316 ft
Length1,772 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesE
Top5,276 ft

Half Hitch drops 316 vertical feet over 1,772 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 1,570 feet below the top. That's steeper than 72% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 53rd steepest of 57 named runs at Mt Spokane. It faces east.

How well Half Hitch holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 10°, Half Hitch gets about 93% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Spokane does, December through March. That's sunnier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th sunniest named run at Mt Spokane. Its top sits at 5,280 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Half Hitch profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Half Hitch 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.