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Wigeon

Black diamond Windham Mountain, NY

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical75 ft
Length485 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNW
Top2,456 ft

Wigeon drops 75 vertical feet over 485 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 3% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 44th steepest of 57 named runs at Windham Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Wigeon holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 9°, Wigeon gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Windham Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th sunniest named run at Windham Mountain. Its top sits at 2,460 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Wigeon profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Wigeon 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.