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Lower Kachina

Blue Attitash, NH

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical190 ft
Length1,115 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top932 ft

Lower Kachina drops 190 vertical feet over 1,115 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 260 feet below the top. That's steeper than 28% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 42nd steepest of 70 named runs at Attitash. It faces north.

How well Lower Kachina holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 10°, Lower Kachina gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Attitash does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 33rd shadiest named run at Attitash. Its top sits at 930 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.

Lower Kachina profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Kachina 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.