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Waltz

Green Tamarack, ID

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical1,760 ft
Length14,081 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesE
Top6,717 ft

Waltz drops 1,760 vertical feet over 14,081 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 470 feet below the top. That's steeper than 80% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 53rd steepest of 70 named runs at Tamarack. It faces east.

How well Waltz holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 7°, Waltz gets about 99% of the winter sun that flat ground at Tamarack does, December through March. That's sunnier than 71% of the runs we've measured, and the 44th sunniest named run at Tamarack. Its top sits at 6,720 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.

Waltz profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Waltz elsewhere

Nearby at Tamarack

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.