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Starr-Line

Black diamond Wildcat Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical600 ft
Length1,645 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesNW
Top3,235 ft

Starr-Line drops 600 vertical feet over 1,645 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 830 feet below the top. That's steeper than 72% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 49 named runs at Wildcat Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Starr-Line holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 22°, Starr-Line gets about 58% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wildcat Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 86% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th shadiest named run at Wildcat Mountain. Its top sits at 3,240 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.

Starr-Line profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Starr-Line 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.