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Alley-Cat

Blue Wildcat Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical416 ft
Length1,725 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top2,631 ft

Alley-Cat drops 416 vertical feet over 1,725 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 550 feet below the top. That's steeper than 48% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 49 named runs at Wildcat Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Alley-Cat holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Alley-Cat gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wildcat Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 71% of the runs we've measured, and the 33rd shadiest named run at Wildcat Mountain. Its top sits at 2,630 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.

Alley-Cat profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Alley-Cat elsewhere

Nearby at Wildcat 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.