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Lower-Polecat

Green Wildcat Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical471 ft
Length2,875 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNW
Top2,419 ft

Lower-Polecat drops 471 vertical feet over 2,875 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 2,700 feet below the top. That's steeper than 76% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 42nd steepest of 49 named runs at Wildcat Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Lower-Polecat holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 10°, Lower-Polecat gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wildcat Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 42nd shadiest named run at Wildcat Mountain. Its top sits at 2,420 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-Polecat profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower-Polecat 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.