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Cupp Run

Black diamond Snowshoe Mountain, WV

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical1,452 ft
Length6,542 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNW
Top4,714 ft

Cupp Run drops 1,452 vertical feet over 6,542 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 3,160 feet below the top. That's steeper than 19% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 63 named runs at Snowshoe Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Cupp Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 13°, Cupp Run gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowshoe Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 38th sunniest named run at Snowshoe Mountain. Its top sits at 4,710 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.

Cupp Run profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cupp Run elsewhere

Nearby at Snowshoe Mountain

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.