Blue Swain Resort, NY
The Pass drops 83 vertical feet over 1,010 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 980 feet below the top. That's steeper than 7% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 30th steepest of 35 named runs at Swain Resort. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 5°, The Pass gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Swain Resort does, December through March. That's shadier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th 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.
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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.