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Raccoon Run

Green Holiday Valley, NY

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical126 ft
Length1,086 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNE
Top2,271 ft

Raccoon Run drops 126 vertical feet over 1,086 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 70 feet below the top. That's steeper than 54% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 49th steepest of 74 named runs at Holiday Valley. It faces northeast.

How well Raccoon Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 7°, Raccoon Run gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Holiday Valley does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 16th sunniest named run at Holiday Valley. Its top sits at 2,270 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.

Raccoon Run profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Raccoon Run 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.