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Snowmaker's Gully

Double black Bretton Woods, NH

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical139 ft
Length512 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNW
Top2,265 ft

Snowmaker's Gully drops 139 vertical feet over 512 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 11% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 19th steepest of 95 named runs at Bretton Woods. It faces northwest.

How well Snowmaker's Gully holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 16°, Snowmaker's Gully gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bretton Woods does, December through March. That's shadier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 42nd shadiest named run at Bretton Woods. Its top sits at 2,270 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.

Snowmaker's Gully profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Snowmaker's Gully 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.