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Trident

Black diamond Greek Peak, NY

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical189 ft
Length1,761 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesE
Top2,058 ft

Trident drops 189 vertical feet over 1,761 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 1,730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 11% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 56 named runs at Greek Peak. It faces east.

How well Trident holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 6°, Trident gets about 91% of the winter sun that flat ground at Greek Peak does, December through March. That's sunnier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th sunniest named run at Greek Peak. Its top sits at 2,060 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Trident profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Trident elsewhere

Nearby at Greek Peak

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.