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Big Carpet East

Green White Pass, WA

Steepest pitch11°
Vertical60 ft
Length411 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNW
Top4,548 ft

Big Carpet East drops 60 vertical feet over 411 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 11° about 160 feet below the top. That's steeper than 27% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 60th steepest of 66 named runs at White Pass. It faces northwest.

How well Big Carpet East holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 8°, Big Carpet East gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at White Pass does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 17th sunniest named run at White Pass. Its top sits at 4,550 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.

Big Carpet East profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Big Carpet East elsewhere

Nearby at White 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.