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Wedel

Double black Windham Mountain, NY

Steepest pitch34°
Vertical516 ft
Length1,353 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesN
Top2,906 ft

Wedel drops 516 vertical feet over 1,353 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 290 feet below the top. That's steeper than 39% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 57 named runs at Windham Mountain. It faces north.

How well Wedel holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 23°, Wedel gets about 47% of the winter sun that flat ground at Windham Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 95% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at Windham 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.

Wedel profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Wedel elsewhere

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.