Black diamond Stevens Pass, WA
Parachute 2 drops 487 vertical feet over 1,804 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 37° about 460 feet below the top. That's steeper than 90% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 24th steepest of 70 named runs at Stevens Pass. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 17°, Parachute 2 gets about 53% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stevens Pass does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 11th shadiest named run at Stevens Pass. Its top sits at 4,760 feet.
Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.
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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.