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I-5

Black diamond Stevens Pass, WA

Steepest pitch38°
Vertical794 ft
Length2,082 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesW
Top4,906 ft

I-5 drops 794 vertical feet over 2,082 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 38° about 230 feet below the top. That's steeper than 93% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 19th steepest of 70 named runs at Stevens Pass. It faces west.

How well I-5 holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 23°, I-5 gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stevens Pass does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 32nd shadiest named run at Stevens Pass. Its top sits at 4,910 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.

I-5 profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like I-5 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.