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Central Park

Blue Hunter Mountain, NY

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical296 ft
Length1,318 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top2,159 ft

Central Park drops 296 vertical feet over 1,318 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 890 feet below the top. That's steeper than 70% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 54 named runs at Hunter Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Central Park holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 13°, Central Park gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Hunter Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th shadiest named run at Hunter Mountain. Its top sits at 2,160 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.

Central Park profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Central Park elsewhere

Nearby at Hunter Mountain

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. 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.