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Swede's Folley

Blue Mt Spokane, WA

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical380 ft
Length1,367 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesS
Top5,166 ft

Swede's Folley drops 380 vertical feet over 1,367 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 52% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 37th steepest of 57 named runs at Mt Spokane. It faces south.

How well Swede's Folley holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing south at an average 16°, Swede's Folley gets about 140% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mt Spokane does, December through March. That's sunnier than 96% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th sunniest named run at Mt Spokane. Its top sits at 5,170 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Swede's Folley profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Swede's Folley 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.