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Rooster Run

Black diamond Kissing Bridge, NY

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical313 ft
Length1,365 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top1,632 ft

Rooster Run drops 313 vertical feet over 1,365 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 810 feet below the top. That's steeper than 6% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 11th steepest of 35 named runs at Kissing Bridge. It faces northeast.

How well Rooster Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 13°, Rooster Run gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Kissing Bridge does, December through March. That's sunnier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 32nd sunniest named run at Kissing Bridge. Its top sits at 1,630 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.

Rooster Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Rooster Run elsewhere

Nearby at Kissing Bridge

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.