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Last Will

Black diamond Swain Resort, NY

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical194 ft
Length556 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesN
Top1,862 ft

Last Will drops 194 vertical feet over 556 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 26% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 35 named runs at Swain Resort. It faces north.

How well Last Will holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 21°, Last Will gets about 49% of the winter sun that flat ground at Swain Resort does, December through March. That's shadier than 94% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at Swain Resort. Its top sits at 1,860 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.

Last Will profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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Nearby at Swain Resort

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.