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Shadows

Unrated Holiday Valley, NY

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical377 ft
Length1,201 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesN
Top2,096 ft

Shadows drops 377 vertical feet over 1,201 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 210 feet below the top. That's steeper than 89% of the 511 unrated runs we've measured in North America, and the 10th steepest of 74 named runs at Holiday Valley. It faces north.

How well Shadows holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 18°, Shadows gets about 57% of the winter sun that flat ground at Holiday Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 87% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th shadiest named run at Holiday Valley. Its top sits at 2,100 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.

Shadows profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Shadows 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.