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Animal Glade

Black diamond Cannon Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical653 ft
Length2,063 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesN
Top3,954 ft

Animal Glade drops 653 vertical feet over 2,063 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 1,250 feet below the top. That's steeper than 17% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 48th steepest of 92 named runs at Cannon Mountain. It faces north.

How well Animal Glade holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 19°, Animal Glade gets about 42% of the winter sun that flat ground at Cannon Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 5th shadiest named run at Cannon Mountain. Its top sits at 3,950 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.

Animal Glade profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Animal Glade elsewhere

Nearby at Cannon Mountain

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.