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Teakettle

Black diamond Mt Spokane, WA

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical356 ft
Length1,283 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesS
Top5,505 ft

Teakettle drops 356 vertical feet over 1,283 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 8% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 57 named runs at Mt Spokane. It faces south.

How well Teakettle holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing south at an average 16°, Teakettle gets about 141% 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 3rd sunniest named run at Mt Spokane. Its top sits at 5,510 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.

Teakettle profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Teakettle 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.