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Woodpecker

Green Holiday Valley, NY

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical384 ft
Length3,041 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesN
Top2,131 ft

Woodpecker drops 384 vertical feet over 3,041 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 2,180 feet below the top. That's steeper than 52% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 51st steepest of 74 named runs at Holiday Valley. It faces north.

How well Woodpecker holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 7°, Woodpecker gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Holiday Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 42nd shadiest named run at Holiday Valley. Its top sits at 2,130 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.

Woodpecker profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Woodpecker 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.