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Success

Black diamond Willamette, OR

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical768 ft
Length1,824 ft
Average pitch25°
FacesSW
Top6,644 ft

Success drops 768 vertical feet over 1,824 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 540 feet below the top. That's steeper than 67% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 30 named runs at Willamette. It faces southwest.

How well Success holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southwest at an average 25°, Success gets about 136% of the winter sun that flat ground at Willamette does, December through March. That's sunnier than 95% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th sunniest named run at Willamette. Its top sits at 6,640 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.

Success profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Success 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.