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Kachina Falls

Black diamond Attitash, NH

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical219 ft
Length611 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesN
Top1,900 ft

Kachina Falls drops 219 vertical feet over 611 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 80 feet below the top. That's steeper than 51% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 70 named runs at Attitash. It faces north.

How well Kachina Falls holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 21°, Kachina Falls gets about 44% of the winter sun that flat ground at Attitash does, December through March. That's shadier than 96% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at Attitash. Its top sits at 1,900 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.

Kachina Falls profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Kachina Falls 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.