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Thunder Run

Black diamond Kissing Bridge, NY

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical201 ft
Length987 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top1,617 ft

Thunder Run drops 201 vertical feet over 987 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 890 feet below the top. That's steeper than 4% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 16th steepest of 35 named runs at Kissing Bridge. It faces northeast.

How well Thunder Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Thunder 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 30th sunniest named run at Kissing Bridge. Its top sits at 1,620 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.

Thunder Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Thunder 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.