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Upper Whirlwind

Blue Windham Mountain, NY

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical207 ft
Length672 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNE
Top2,601 ft

Upper Whirlwind drops 207 vertical feet over 672 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 540 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 57 named runs at Windham Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Upper Whirlwind holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 18°, Upper Whirlwind gets about 58% of the winter sun that flat ground at Windham Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 86% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th shadiest named run at Windham Mountain. Its top sits at 2,600 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.

Upper Whirlwind profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Whirlwind elsewhere

Nearby at Windham 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.