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Knot Bumper Glades

Black diamond Snowshoe Mountain, WV

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical371 ft
Length1,573 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesE
Top4,677 ft

Knot Bumper Glades drops 371 vertical feet over 1,573 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 250 feet below the top. That's steeper than 49% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 63 named runs at Snowshoe Mountain. It faces east.

How well Knot Bumper Glades holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 14°, Knot Bumper Glades gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowshoe Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th sunniest named run at Snowshoe Mountain. Its top sits at 4,680 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.

Knot Bumper Glades profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Knot Bumper Glades 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.