Blue Kissing Bridge, NY
Hemlock Branch drops 106 vertical feet over 579 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 440 feet below the top. That's steeper than 9% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 24th steepest of 35 named runs at Kissing Bridge. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 11°, Hemlock Branch gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Kissing Bridge does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 26th sunniest named run at Kissing Bridge. Its top sits at 1,590 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.
under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.
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.