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Skylight

Black diamond Cannon Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical575 ft
Length1,711 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesN
Top3,872 ft

Skylight drops 575 vertical feet over 1,711 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 490 feet below the top. That's steeper than 36% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 23rd steepest of 92 named runs at Cannon Mountain. It faces north.

How well Skylight holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 20°, Skylight gets about 45% of the winter sun that flat ground at Cannon Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 96% of the runs we've measured, and the 11th shadiest named run at Cannon Mountain. Its top sits at 3,870 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.

Skylight profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Skylight 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.