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Kaleidoscope

Blue Willamette, OR

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical515 ft
Length2,621 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesSE
Top6,645 ft

Kaleidoscope drops 515 vertical feet over 2,621 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 130 feet below the top. That's steeper than 64% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 30 named runs at Willamette. It faces southeast.

How well Kaleidoscope holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 11°, Kaleidoscope gets about 121% of the winter sun that flat ground at Willamette does, December through March. That's sunnier than 87% of the runs we've measured, and the 11th sunniest named run at Willamette. Its top sits at 6,650 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Kaleidoscope profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Kaleidoscope 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.