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Clair's Way

Double black Hunter Mountain, NY

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical1,160 ft
Length3,215 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesW
Top3,173 ft

Clair's Way drops 1,160 vertical feet over 3,215 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 1,380 feet below the top. That's steeper than 25% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 7th steepest of 54 named runs at Hunter Mountain. It faces west.

How well Clair's Way holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 21°, Clair's Way gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Hunter Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 31st sunniest named run at Hunter Mountain. Its top sits at 3,170 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Clair's Way profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Clair's Way 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.