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Ben

Green Bretton Woods, NH

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical399 ft
Length2,143 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top2,008 ft

Ben drops 399 vertical feet over 2,143 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 1,310 feet below the top. That's steeper than 86% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 45th steepest of 95 named runs at Bretton Woods. It faces northeast.

How well Ben holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Ben gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bretton Woods does, December through March. That's shadier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 51st shadiest named run at Bretton Woods. Its top sits at 2,010 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.

Ben profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ben elsewhere

Nearby at Bretton Woods

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.