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Tree Hugger

Blue White Pass, WA

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical319 ft
Length1,761 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesN
Top6,195 ft

Tree Hugger drops 319 vertical feet over 1,761 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 1,290 feet below the top. That's steeper than 20% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 54th steepest of 66 named runs at White Pass. It faces north.

How well Tree Hugger holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 11°, Tree Hugger gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at White Pass does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 24th shadiest named run at White Pass. Its top sits at 6,190 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.

Tree Hugger profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Tree Hugger 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.