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Jacob's Ladder

Blue Bretton Woods, NH

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical411 ft
Length2,172 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top2,523 ft

Jacob's Ladder drops 411 vertical feet over 2,172 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 1,190 feet below the top. That's steeper than 14% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 67th steepest of 95 named runs at Bretton Woods. It faces northeast.

How well Jacob's Ladder holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Jacob's Ladder gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bretton Woods does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 66th shadiest named run at Bretton Woods. Its top sits at 2,520 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.

Jacob's Ladder profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Jacob's Ladder 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.