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Upper Saco

Blue Attitash, NH

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical280 ft
Length2,251 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesN
Top2,285 ft

Upper Saco drops 280 vertical feet over 2,251 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 2,030 feet below the top. That's steeper than 27% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 70 named runs at Attitash. It faces north.

How well Upper Saco holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 7°, Upper Saco gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Attitash does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th sunniest named run at Attitash. Its top sits at 2,290 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.

Upper Saco profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Saco 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.