Black diamond Mt Spokane, WA
Qualchan's Leap drops 1,308 vertical feet over 3,407 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 1,460 feet below the top. That's steeper than 64% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 57 named runs at Mt Spokane. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 23°, Qualchan's Leap gets about 52% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Spokane does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd shadiest named run at Mt Spokane. Its top sits at 5,180 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.
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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.