Double black White Pass, WA
West Ridge - drops 698 vertical feet over 3,120 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 320 feet below the top. That's steeper than 45% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 11th steepest of 66 named runs at White Pass. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 14°, West Ridge - gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at White Pass does, December through March. That's shadier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 25th shadiest named run at White Pass. Its top sits at 6,300 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.
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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.