home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Quicksilver

Blue Gore Mountain, NY

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical711 ft
Length3,388 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesE
Top2,425 ft

Quicksilver drops 711 vertical feet over 3,388 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 1,980 feet below the top. That's steeper than 62% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 46th steepest of 107 named runs at Gore Mountain. It faces east.

How well Quicksilver holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 12°, Quicksilver gets about 108% of the winter sun that flat ground at Gore Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 79% of the runs we've measured, and the 36th sunniest named run at Gore Mountain. Its top sits at 2,420 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.

Quicksilver profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Quicksilver elsewhere

Nearby at Gore Mountain

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.