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Lift-Lion

Black diamond Wildcat Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical741 ft
Length2,340 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNW
Top3,968 ft

Lift-Lion drops 741 vertical feet over 2,340 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 2,050 feet below the top. That's steeper than 88% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 49 named runs at Wildcat Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Lift-Lion holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 19°, Lift-Lion gets about 61% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wildcat Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 83% of the runs we've measured, and the 16th shadiest named run at Wildcat Mountain. Its top sits at 3,970 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.

Lift-Lion profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lift-Lion elsewhere

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.