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Swoosh

Blue Willamette, OR

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical656 ft
Length2,884 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesW
Top5,893 ft

Swoosh drops 656 vertical feet over 2,884 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 2,260 feet below the top. That's steeper than 35% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 30 named runs at Willamette. It faces west.

How well Swoosh holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 13°, Swoosh gets about 110% of the winter sun that flat ground at Willamette does, December through March. That's sunnier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th sunniest named run at Willamette. Its top sits at 5,890 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.

Swoosh profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Swoosh 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.