Blue Whiteface Mountain, NY
L. Excelsior drops 198 vertical feet over 930 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 350 feet below the top. That's steeper than 25% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 65th steepest of 90 named runs at Whiteface Mountain. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 12°, L. Excelsior gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Whiteface Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th shadiest named run at Whiteface Mountain. Its top sits at 2,720 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.