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Black Cat

Double black Mount Bohemia, MI

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical67 ft
Length371 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesN
Top1,349 ft

Black Cat drops 67 vertical feet over 371 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 300 feet below the top. That's steeper than 6% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 91st steepest of 125 named runs at Mount Bohemia. It faces north.

How well Black Cat holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 11°, Black Cat gets about 66% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Bohemia does, December through March. That's shadier than 77% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Mount Bohemia. Its top sits at 1,350 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Black Cat profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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Nearby at Mount Bohemia

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.