home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Westway

Double black Hunter Mountain, NY

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical1,268 ft
Length3,467 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesW
Top3,178 ft

Westway drops 1,268 vertical feet over 3,467 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 1,040 feet below the top. That's steeper than 46% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 54 named runs at Hunter Mountain. It faces west.

How well Westway holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 22°, Westway gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Hunter Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st sunniest named run at Hunter Mountain. Its top sits at 3,180 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.

Westway profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Westway elsewhere

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.