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Bear Notch Pass

Blue Attitash, NH

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical137 ft
Length1,035 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNW
Top1,007 ft

Bear Notch Pass drops 137 vertical feet over 1,035 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 26% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 45th steepest of 70 named runs at Attitash. It faces northwest.

How well Bear Notch Pass holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 8°, Bear Notch Pass gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Attitash does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th sunniest named run at Attitash. Its top sits at 1,010 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 Notch Pass profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bear Notch Pass 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.