Black diamond Greek Peak, NY
Middle Pollux drops 295 vertical feet over 1,507 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 120 feet below the top. That's steeper than 2% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 32nd steepest of 56 named runs at Greek Peak. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 11°, Middle Pollux gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Greek Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 69% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th shadiest named run at Greek Peak. Its top sits at 1,940 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.