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Skyline

Blue Stevens Pass, WA

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical1,193 ft
Length5,606 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top5,257 ft

Skyline drops 1,193 vertical feet over 5,606 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 560 feet below the top. That's steeper than 61% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 57th steepest of 70 named runs at Stevens Pass. It faces northeast.

How well Skyline holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Skyline gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stevens Pass does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 24th shadiest named run at Stevens Pass. Its top sits at 5,260 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.

Skyline profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Skyline 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.