Black diamond Whiteface Mountain, NY
Upper Empire drops 580 vertical feet over 1,685 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 790 feet below the top. That's steeper than 63% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 17th steepest of 90 named runs at Whiteface Mountain. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 20°, Upper Empire gets about 49% of the winter sun that flat ground at Whiteface Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th shadiest named run at Whiteface Mountain. Its top sits at 3,310 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.