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Outerlimits

Blue Stevens Pass, WA

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical506 ft
Length4,203 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesE
Top4,364 ft

Outerlimits drops 506 vertical feet over 4,203 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 42% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 64th steepest of 70 named runs at Stevens Pass. It faces east.

How well Outerlimits holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 7°, Outerlimits gets about 93% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stevens Pass does, December through March. That's sunnier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 17th sunniest named run at Stevens Pass. Its top sits at 4,360 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Outerlimits profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Outerlimits 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.