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Upper Kachina

Black diamond Attitash, NH

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical643 ft
Length2,190 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesN
Top1,767 ft

Upper Kachina drops 643 vertical feet over 2,190 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 810 feet below the top. That's steeper than 35% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 15th steepest of 70 named runs at Attitash. It faces north.

How well Upper Kachina holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 17°, Upper Kachina gets about 56% of the winter sun that flat ground at Attitash does, December through March. That's shadier than 89% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th shadiest named run at Attitash. Its top sits at 1,770 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.

Upper Kachina profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper 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.