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| ==Ski area information== | ==Ski area information== | ||
| Willamette Pass Resort is not a year-round destination : Summer operations have been suspended for several years now, but the local biking clubs and disc golf clubs are ready to help support relaunching them when the owner chooses to open summer operations again. | |||
| Willamette Pass is best known for having one of the steepest runs in the world, "RTS", which at its steepest point is 52 degrees. It hosted the 1993 Subaru U.S. ] Championships, where a top speed of 111.56 mph (179.54 km/h) was achieved.<ref name="wpsp">{{cite web |title=Willamette Pass Ski Patrol History |url=https://www.wpsp.org/history/ |website=Willamette Pass Ski Patrol |access-date=25 October 2021 |ref=wpsp}}</ref> | Willamette Pass is best known for having one of the steepest runs in the world, "RTS", which at its steepest point is 52 degrees. It hosted the 1993 Subaru U.S. ] Championships, where a top speed of 111.56 mph (179.54 km/h) was achieved.<ref name="wpsp">{{cite web |title=Willamette Pass Ski Patrol History |url=https://www.wpsp.org/history/ |website=Willamette Pass Ski Patrol |access-date=25 October 2021 |ref=wpsp}}</ref> | ||
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| Snowshoeing and Nordic skiing activities are also available. | Snowshoeing and Nordic skiing activities are also available. | ||
| Willamette Pass resort entered into a new joint venture with | |||
| == Resort statistics == | == Resort statistics == | ||
Revision as of 05:33, 17 September 2023
Ski area in Oregon, United States| Willamette Pass Resort | |
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| Location | Cascade Range, Klamath County, Oregon  United States |
| Nearest major city | Oakridge 20 miles (30 km) |
| Coordinates | 43°36′00″N 122°02′10″W / 43.60°N 122.036°W / 43.60; -122.036 |
| Status | Operating |
| Vertical | 1,563 ft (476 m) |
| Top elevation | 6,683 ft (2,037 m) |
| Base elevation | 5,120 ft (1,561 m) |
| Skiable area | 555 acres (2.25 km) |
| Trails | 29 total  - 20% Beginner - 45% Intermediate - 35% Advanced / Expert |
| Longest run | 2.1 mi (3 km) |
| Lift system | 5 Total - Winter - 1 High-Speed Six Pack - 3 Triple Chair - 1 Magic Carpet |
| Terrain parks | 1 |
| Snowfall | 430 in (10.9 m) per year |
| Website | willamettepass.ski |
Willamette Pass Resort is a ski area in the western United States, located at Willamette Pass in west central Oregon, in Klamath and Lane counties. In the Cascade Range between Oakridge and La Pine and accessed by Highway 58, it operates on federal land under special use permit on the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests. Founded in 1941, the ski area has been locally-owned and operated by the Wiper family of Eugene since 1982, the year its first chairlift was installed.
Ski area information
Willamette Pass is best known for having one of the steepest runs in the world, "RTS", which at its steepest point is 52 degrees. It hosted the 1993 Subaru U.S. Speed Skiing Championships, where a top speed of 111.56 mph (179.54 km/h) was achieved.
The area is a popular place for nearby schools to visit, with lessons and plenty of green runs. The lodge has a restaurant, shop, lost-and-found service, and ski and snowboard rentals.
Snowshoeing and Nordic skiing activities are also available.
Willamette Pass resort entered into a new joint venture with Mountain Capital Partners
Resort statistics
Elevation
- Summit: 6,683 ft (2,037 m)
- Base: 5,120 ft (1,561 m)
- Vertical: 1,563 ft (476 m)
Trails
- Skiable area: 555 acres (2.25 km)
- Groomable area: 225 acres (0.91 km)
- Trails: 29 total
- 20% Beginner
- 45% Intermediate
- 35% Advanced / Expert - Nordic trails: up to 12.4 miles (20 km) groomed
- Longest run: "Kaleidoscope/Perseverance" - 2.1 mi (3 km)
- Steepest run: "RTS"- up to 52°
- Average annual snowfall: 430 inches (1,090 cm)
- Peaks: 2
- Eagle Peak
- Peak 2
Lifts
- 5 Total
- 1 High-Speed Six Pack Eagle Peak Accelerator (Doppelmayr CTEC)
- 3 Triple Chairs Sleepy Hollow, Twilight Lift and Peak 2 Lift (Riblet Tramway Company)
- 1 Magic Carpet
- Lift capacity: 9,300 skiers per hour
U.S. Ski Team
- Mike Lafferty - 1972 Olympian
References
- Solomon, Chris (October 16, 2002). "Willamette Pass". SKI Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- Lynch, Bill (May 30, 1982). "Ski area to install chairlift". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
- Mortenson, Eric (November 8, 1986). "Crash kills Eugene woman". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1.
- "Willamette Pass Ski Patrol History". Willamette Pass Ski Patrol. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
External links
- Official website
- Ski Lifts.org Photos of Willamette Pass Lifts
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