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Wizard

Blue Windham Mountain, NY

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical117 ft
Length662 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top2,815 ft

Wizard drops 117 vertical feet over 662 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 630 feet below the top. That's steeper than 39% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 27th steepest of 57 named runs at Windham Mountain. It faces north.

How well Wizard holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 10°, Wizard gets about 53% of the winter sun that flat ground at Windham Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th 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.

Wizard profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Wizard 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.