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Upper Steilhang

Blue Gore Mountain, NY

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical286 ft
Length1,925 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top3,587 ft

Upper Steilhang drops 286 vertical feet over 1,925 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 1,420 feet below the top. That's steeper than 38% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 62nd steepest of 107 named runs at Gore Mountain. It faces north.

How well Upper Steilhang holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 9°, Upper Steilhang gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Gore Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd shadiest named run at Gore Mountain. Its top sits at 3,590 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Upper Steilhang profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Steilhang 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.