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Eagle

Black diamond Holiday Valley, NY

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical409 ft
Length1,604 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesN
Top2,144 ft

Eagle drops 409 vertical feet over 1,604 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 320 feet below the top. That's steeper than 36% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 74 named runs at Holiday Valley. It faces north.

How well Eagle holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 15°, Eagle gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Holiday Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 79% of the runs we've measured, and the 14th shadiest named run at Holiday Valley. Its top sits at 2,140 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.

Eagle profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Eagle elsewhere

Nearby at Holiday Valley

Measured by ZRankings from USGS lidar (1-meter where it exists, coarser elsewhere). 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.