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Upper Boreen

Blue Whiteface Mountain, NY

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical212 ft
Length983 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesE
Top2,327 ft

Upper Boreen drops 212 vertical feet over 983 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 900 feet below the top. That's steeper than 16% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 71st steepest of 90 named runs at Whiteface Mountain. It faces east.

How well Upper Boreen holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 13°, Upper Boreen gets about 94% of the winter sun that flat ground at Whiteface Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 65th sunniest named run at Whiteface Mountain. Its top sits at 2,330 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Upper Boreen profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Boreen elsewhere

Nearby at Whiteface 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.