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Gemini

Blue Stevens Pass, WA

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical831 ft
Length4,136 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesSE
Top5,196 ft

Gemini drops 831 vertical feet over 4,136 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 1,550 feet below the top. That's steeper than 91% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 70 named runs at Stevens Pass. It faces southeast.

How well Gemini holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 12°, Gemini gets about 115% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stevens Pass does, December through March. That's sunnier than 83% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th sunniest named run at Stevens Pass. Its top sits at 5,200 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.

Gemini profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Gemini 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.