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Lower wild cat

Blue Wildcat Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical362 ft
Length1,617 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNW
Top2,525 ft

Lower wild cat drops 362 vertical feet over 1,617 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 830 feet below the top. That's steeper than 49% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 30th steepest of 49 named runs at Wildcat Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Lower wild cat holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 13°, Lower wild cat gets about 58% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wildcat Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 87% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th shadiest named run at Wildcat Mountain. Its top sits at 2,520 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 wild cat profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower wild 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.