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Lower-Catapult

Blue Wildcat Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical743 ft
Length2,812 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNW
Top2,727 ft

Lower-Catapult drops 743 vertical feet over 2,812 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 840 feet below the top. That's steeper than 50% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 29th steepest of 49 named runs at Wildcat Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Lower-Catapult holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 15°, Lower-Catapult gets about 62% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wildcat Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 82% of the runs we've measured, and the 17th shadiest named run at Wildcat Mountain. Its top sits at 2,730 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.

Lower-Catapult profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower-Catapult 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.