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Mistletow

Blue Holiday Valley, NY

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical283 ft
Length1,429 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top2,282 ft

Mistletow drops 283 vertical feet over 1,429 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 970 feet below the top. That's steeper than 26% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 34th steepest of 74 named runs at Holiday Valley. It faces northeast.

How well Mistletow holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Mistletow gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Holiday Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 46th shadiest named run at Holiday Valley. Its top sits at 2,280 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Mistletow profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Mistletow 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.