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Bear Paw

Green Cannon Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical175 ft
Length1,257 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesN
Top2,188 ft

Bear Paw drops 175 vertical feet over 1,257 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 50 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 87th steepest of 92 named runs at Cannon Mountain. It faces north.

How well Bear Paw holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 8°, Bear Paw gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Cannon Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 63% of the runs we've measured, and the 76th shadiest named run at Cannon Mountain. Its top sits at 2,190 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.

Bear Paw profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bear Paw 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.