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Tomcat-Schuss

Black diamond Wildcat Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical526 ft
Length1,569 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesNW
Top2,914 ft

Tomcat-Schuss drops 526 vertical feet over 1,569 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 210 feet below the top. That's steeper than 37% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 10th steepest of 49 named runs at Wildcat Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Tomcat-Schuss holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 20°, Tomcat-Schuss gets about 60% of the winter sun that flat ground at Wildcat Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 14th shadiest named run at Wildcat Mountain. Its top sits at 2,910 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.

Tomcat-Schuss profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Tomcat-Schuss 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.