Willamette Pass Resort

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Willamette Pass Resort
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View from summit of Willamette Pass Ski Area
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Willamette Pass Resort
Location of Willamette Pass in Oregon
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Willamette Pass Resort
Willamette Pass Resort (the United States)
Location Cascade Range,
Klamath County, Oregon
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Nearest major city Oakridge 20 miles (30 km)
Coordinates 43°36′00″N122°02′10″W / 43.60°N 122.036°W / 43.60; -122.036
StatusOperating
Vertical1,563 ft (476 m)
Top elevation6,683 ft (2,037 m)
Base elevation5,120 ft (1,561 m)
Skiable area555 acres (2.25 km2)
Trails 29 total
Ski trail rating symbol-green circle.svg - 20% Beginner
Ski trail rating symbol-blue square.svg - 45% Intermediate
Ski trail rating symbol-black diamond.svg - 35% Advanced / Expert
Longest run2.1 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. [1] [2] [3]

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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. [4]

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

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View of Odell Lake from the summit of Willamette Pass

Trails

Lifts

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The only High Speed Six-Pack in Oregon.

U.S. Ski Team

References

  1. Solomon, Chris (October 16, 2002). "Willamette Pass". SKI Magazine. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. Lynch, Bill (May 30, 1982). "Ski area to install chairlift". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
  3. Mortenson, Eric (November 8, 1986). "Crash kills Eugene woman". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1.
  4. "Willamette Pass Ski Patrol History". Willamette Pass Ski Patrol. Retrieved October 25, 2021.