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Quail

Blue White Pass, WA

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical630 ft
Length3,333 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesW
Top5,898 ft

Quail drops 630 vertical feet over 3,333 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 870 feet below the top. That's steeper than 47% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 66 named runs at White Pass. It faces west.

How well Quail holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 11°, Quail gets about 95% of the winter sun that flat ground at White Pass does, December through March. That's sunnier than 66% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th sunniest named run at White Pass. Its top sits at 5,900 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.

Quail profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Quail 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.