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The Dragon

Double black Whitecap Mountains, WI

Steepest pitch34°
Vertical193 ft
Length634 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesE
Top1,704 ft

The Dragon drops 193 vertical feet over 634 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 350 feet below the top. That's steeper than 39% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 48 named runs at Whitecap Mountains. It faces east.

How well The Dragon holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing east at an average 18°, The Dragon gets about 111% of the winter sun that flat ground at Whitecap Mountains does, December through March. That's sunnier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th sunniest named run at Whitecap Mountains. Its top sits at 1,700 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

The Dragon profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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Nearby at Whitecap Mountains

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.