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Woodchuck

Blue Gore Mountain, NY

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical119 ft
Length1,095 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNW
Top2,948 ft

Woodchuck drops 119 vertical feet over 1,095 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 470 feet below the top. That's steeper than 10% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 91st steepest of 107 named runs at Gore Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Woodchuck holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 6°, Woodchuck gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Gore Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 79% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th shadiest named run at Gore Mountain. Its top sits at 2,950 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Woodchuck profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Woodchuck 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.