Willamette Pass Resort is a ski area located in Klamath County, Oregon

Klamath County, Oregon

-National protected areas:* Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge* Crater Lake National Park * Deschutes National Forest * Fremont National Forest * Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge* Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge...

. It operates on federal land under special use permit on the Willamette

Willamette National Forest

The Willamette National Forest is a National Forest located in the central portion of the Cascade Range of US state of Oregon.It comprises 1,675,407 acres making it one of the largest national forests. Over 380,000 acres are designated wilderness which include seven major mountain peaks...

 and Deschutes National Forest

Deschutes National Forest

The Deschutes National Forest is a United States National Forest located in parts of Deschutes, Klamath, Lake, and Jefferson counties in central Oregon. It comprises 1.8 million acres along the east side of the Cascade mountains. In 1908, the Deschutes National Forest was established from parts...

s. It is situated in the Cascade Range

Cascade Range

The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades...

, between Oakridge, Oregon

Oakridge, Oregon

Oakridge is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The population was estimated at 3,205 in 2010. It is located east of Westfir on Oregon Route 58, about east of Eugene, and southeast of Portland...

 and La Pine, Oregon

La Pine, Oregon

La Pine is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, incorporated on December 7, 2006.La Pine is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,799 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a census-designated place . La Pine is in an isolated area of Central...

. The ski area is currently locally owned and operated by the Wiper Family, of Eugene, Oregon.

Ski area information

Willamette Pass Resort is a year-round destination with two distinct seasons: A winter ski season and a summer season. In the summer, hiking, sightseeing, disc golf and downhill mountain biking are available, as the Eagle Peak Accelerator is converted into a 6-person Gondola.

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

Speed skiing

Speed skiing is the sport of skiing downhill in a straight line as quickly as possible. It is one of the fastest non-motorized sports on land. The current world record for skiing is 251.4 km/h , held by Simone Origone...

 Championships, where a top speed of 116.56 mph (187 km/h) was achieved.

Elevation

• Summit: 6683 ft (2037 m)
• Base: 5120 ft (1561 m)
• Vertical Rise: 1563 ft (476 m)

Trails

• Skiable area: 555 acres (2.24 km²)
• Trails: 29 total 20% Beginner 45% Intermediate 35% Advanced/Expert
• Longest run: "Kaleidoscope/Perseverence" - 2.1 mi (3 km)
• Average annual snowfall: 430 in/year (10.922 m/year)
• Terrain Parks
  Terrain park
  A terrain park is an outdoor area that contains terrain that allows skiers and snowboarders to perform tricks. Terrain parks have their roots in skateparks and many of the features are common to both. One of the first in-bounds terrain parks was the "Snowboard Park" built in 1990 at the Vail...
  
  : 2 (By George and Timberglades)
• Peaks: 2
  • Eagle Peak
  • Peak 2

Lifts

• 6 Total
  • 1 High-Speed Six Pack Eagle Peak Accelerator (Doppelmayr CTEC
    Doppelmayr CTEC
    Doppelmayr is an aerial lift manufacturer based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, and a subsidiary of the worldwide Doppelmayr Garaventa Group. The North American company was formed in 2001 after the merger of Garaventa of Goldau, Switzerland, and Doppelmayr of Wolfurt, Austria....
    
    )
  • 1 Triple Chair Twilight (CTEC
    CTEC
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    )
  • 3 Triple Chairs Sleepy Hollow, Midway, and Peak 2 Lift (Riblet Tramway Company)
  • 1 Magic Carpet

External links

• Willamette Pass Resort Official Site
• Ski Lifts.org Photos of Willamette Pass Lifts