home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

The Creek

Black diamond Cannon Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical361 ft
Length904 ft
Average pitch24°
FacesNW
Top2,979 ft

The Creek drops 361 vertical feet over 904 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 640 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 11th steepest of 92 named runs at Cannon Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well The Creek holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 24°, The Creek gets about 45% of the winter sun that flat ground at Cannon Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 95% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th shadiest named run at Cannon Mountain. Its top sits at 2,980 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.

The Creek profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Creek 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.