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Sierra's Crest

Double black Bretton Woods, NH

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical199 ft
Length758 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNW
Top2,135 ft

Sierra's Crest drops 199 vertical feet over 758 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 650 feet below the top. That's steeper than 9% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 26th steepest of 95 named runs at Bretton Woods. It faces northwest.

How well Sierra's Crest holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 16°, Sierra's Crest gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bretton Woods does, December through March. That's shadier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 79th shadiest named run at Bretton Woods. Its top sits at 2,130 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.

Sierra's Crest profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sierra's Crest 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.