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Boundary Pass

Blue Willamette, OR

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical852 ft
Length4,741 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top6,670 ft

Boundary Pass drops 852 vertical feet over 4,741 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 2,850 feet below the top. That's steeper than 62% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 15th steepest of 30 named runs at Willamette. It faces northeast.

How well Boundary Pass holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Boundary Pass gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Willamette does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd sunniest named run at Willamette. Its top sits at 6,670 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.

Boundary Pass profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Boundary Pass elsewhere

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.