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Darby's Drop

Black diamond Bretton Woods, NH

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical226 ft
Length686 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesE
Top2,180 ft

Darby's Drop drops 226 vertical feet over 686 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 18% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 95 named runs at Bretton Woods. It faces east.

How well Darby's Drop holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 19°, Darby's Drop gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bretton Woods does, December through March. That's sunnier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th sunniest named run at Bretton Woods. Its top sits at 2,180 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.

Darby's Drop profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Darby's Drop 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.