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@Dammit
To be clear - the angle (and composition) of the slopes mean that getting out of the saddle was never an option as the rear tyre would spin.
With an e-bike, or more leg power the front wheel is still going to be coming up, as more power doesn't alter the balance point (although I suppose a battery might well do, hmmm).
I've tried the dropping the saddle trick, and it does work, but as you point out, it cains your knees.