Double black Greek Peak, NY
Hercules drops 430 vertical feet over 1,893 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 680 feet below the top. That's steeper than 37% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 56 named runs at Greek Peak. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 13°, Hercules gets about 68% of the winter sun that flat ground at Greek Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 74% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th shadiest named run at Greek Peak. Its top sits at 2,060 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.
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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.