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Northwest Passage Trail

Blue Seven Springs, PA

Steepest pitch10°
Vertical72 ft
Length811 ft
Average pitch5°
FacesN
Top2,941 ft

Northwest Passage Trail drops 72 vertical feet over 811 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 10° about 790 feet below the top. That's steeper than 3% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 47 named runs at Seven Springs. It faces north.

How well Northwest Passage Trail holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 5°, Northwest Passage Trail gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Seven Springs does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 28th shadiest named run at Seven Springs. Its top sits at 2,940 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Northwest Passage Trail profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Northwest Passage Trail elsewhere

Nearby at Seven Springs

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.