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Upper Roller

Black diamond White Pass, WA

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical376 ft
Length1,266 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesN
Top5,721 ft

Upper Roller drops 376 vertical feet over 1,266 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 1,190 feet below the top. That's steeper than 48% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 22nd steepest of 66 named runs at White Pass. It faces north.

How well Upper Roller holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 17°, Upper Roller gets about 50% of the winter sun that flat ground at White Pass does, December through March. That's shadier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th shadiest named run at White Pass. Its top sits at 5,720 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.

Upper Roller profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Roller 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.