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Snowbird

Green Holiday Valley, NY

Steepest pitch12°
Vertical302 ft
Length2,932 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesN
Top1,922 ft

Snowbird drops 302 vertical feet over 2,932 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 12° about 70 feet below the top. That's steeper than 34% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 63rd steepest of 74 named runs at Holiday Valley. It faces north.

How well Snowbird holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 6°, Snowbird gets about 73% of the winter sun that flat ground at Holiday Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 66% of the runs we've measured, and the 35th shadiest named run at Holiday Valley. Its top sits at 1,920 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.

Snowbird profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Snowbird 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.