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Starr King

Blue Bretton Woods, NH

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical552 ft
Length2,612 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top2,593 ft

Starr King drops 552 vertical feet over 2,612 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 510 feet below the top. That's steeper than 69% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 95 named runs at Bretton Woods. It faces northeast.

How well Starr King holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Starr King gets about 69% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bretton Woods does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 26th shadiest named run at Bretton Woods. Its top sits at 2,590 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.

Starr King profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Starr King 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.