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Waterfall

Blue Stevens Pass, WA

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical615 ft
Length3,176 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesE
Top4,716 ft

Waterfall drops 615 vertical feet over 3,176 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 990 feet below the top. That's steeper than 84% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 49th steepest of 70 named runs at Stevens Pass. It faces east.

How well Waterfall holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 11°, Waterfall gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stevens Pass does, December through March. That's sunnier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd sunniest named run at Stevens Pass. Its top sits at 4,720 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.

Waterfall profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Waterfall 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.