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Cougar

Blue Wildcat Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical471 ft
Length1,875 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNW
Top2,660 ft

Cougar drops 471 vertical feet over 1,875 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 27th steepest of 49 named runs at Wildcat Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Cougar holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 15°, Cougar gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wildcat Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 38th shadiest named run at Wildcat Mountain. Its top sits at 2,660 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.

Cougar profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cougar 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.