home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Bear Necessity

Green Attitash, NH

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical207 ft
Length1,864 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesN
Top949 ft

Bear Necessity drops 207 vertical feet over 1,864 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 70 feet below the top. That's steeper than 61% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 51st steepest of 70 named runs at Attitash. It faces north.

How well Bear Necessity holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 6°, Bear Necessity gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Attitash does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 51st shadiest named run at Attitash. Its top sits at 950 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.

Bear Necessity profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bear Necessity elsewhere

Nearby at Attitash

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.