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Red Ball

Blue Cannon Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical305 ft
Length2,052 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNW
Top2,434 ft

Red Ball drops 305 vertical feet over 2,052 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 37% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 66th steepest of 92 named runs at Cannon Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Red Ball holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 9°, Red Ball gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Cannon Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 79th shadiest named run at Cannon Mountain. Its top sits at 2,430 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.

Red Ball profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Red Ball 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.