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Amber's Way

Blue Willamette, OR

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical113 ft
Length983 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNW
Top6,006 ft

Amber's Way drops 113 vertical feet over 983 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 9% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 27th steepest of 30 named runs at Willamette. It faces northwest.

How well Amber's Way holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 8°, Amber's Way gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Willamette does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 23rd sunniest named run at Willamette. Its top sits at 6,010 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.

Amber's Way profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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Nearby at Willamette

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.