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Short Shot

Blue Mt Spokane, WA

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical110 ft
Length465 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top4,517 ft

Short Shot drops 110 vertical feet over 465 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 62% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 33rd steepest of 57 named runs at Mt Spokane. It faces northeast.

How well Short Shot holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Short Shot gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Spokane does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 17th shadiest named run at Mt Spokane. Its top sits at 4,520 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.

Short Shot profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Short Shot 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.