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Enchanted Bear

Black diamond Bretton Woods, NH

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical499 ft
Length2,221 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesN
Top2,503 ft

Enchanted Bear drops 499 vertical feet over 2,221 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 1,780 feet below the top. That's steeper than 16% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 28th steepest of 95 named runs at Bretton Woods. It faces north.

How well Enchanted Bear holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 13°, Enchanted Bear gets about 66% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bretton Woods does, December through March. That's shadier than 78% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Bretton Woods. Its top sits at 2,500 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.

Enchanted Bear profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Enchanted Bear 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.