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Sunrise

Blue Holiday Valley, NY

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical310 ft
Length1,482 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesN
Top1,853 ft

Sunrise drops 310 vertical feet over 1,482 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 130 feet below the top. That's steeper than 79% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 10th steepest of 74 named runs at Holiday Valley. It faces north.

How well Sunrise holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 12°, Sunrise gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Holiday Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 29th shadiest named run at Holiday Valley. Its top sits at 1,850 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.

Sunrise profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sunrise 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.