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Andromeda Face

Double black (off-piste) Stevens Pass, WA

Steepest pitch39°
Vertical1,761 ft
Length4,416 ft
Average pitch24°
FacesSE
Top5,587 ft

Andromeda Face drops 1,761 vertical feet over 4,416 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 39° about 1,960 feet below the top. That's steeper than 65% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 70 named runs at Stevens Pass. It faces southeast.

How well Andromeda Face holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 24°, Andromeda Face gets about 139% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stevens Pass does, December through March. That's sunnier than 96% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th sunniest named run at Stevens Pass. Its top sits at 5,590 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.

Andromeda Face profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Andromeda Face elsewhere

Nearby at Stevens Pass

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.