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Upper Whistler

Blue Windham Mountain, NY

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical402 ft
Length1,262 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNE
Top2,825 ft

Upper Whistler drops 402 vertical feet over 1,262 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 890 feet below the top. That's steeper than 66% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 17th steepest of 57 named runs at Windham Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Upper Whistler holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 19°, Upper Whistler gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Windham Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 79% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th shadiest named run at Windham Mountain. Its top sits at 2,820 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 Whistler profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Whistler 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.