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Upper Arcadian Gate

Blue Greek Peak, NY

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical327 ft
Length1,799 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesE
Top2,058 ft

Upper Arcadian Gate drops 327 vertical feet over 1,799 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 370 feet below the top. That's steeper than 23% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 28th steepest of 56 named runs at Greek Peak. It faces east.

How well Upper Arcadian Gate holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 11°, Upper Arcadian Gate gets about 95% of the winter sun that flat ground at Greek Peak does, December through March. That's sunnier than 66% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th 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.

Upper Arcadian Gate profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Arcadian Gate 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.