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Drop Off

Black diamond Hunter Mountain, NY

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical387 ft
Length1,612 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top2,499 ft

Drop Off drops 387 vertical feet over 1,612 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 280 feet below the top. That's steeper than 6% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 40th steepest of 54 named runs at Hunter Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Drop Off holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Drop Off gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Hunter Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th shadiest named run at Hunter Mountain. Its top sits at 2,500 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.

Drop Off profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Drop Off 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.