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The Saddle

Blue Cannon Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical482 ft
Length3,524 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesN
Top3,636 ft

The Saddle drops 482 vertical feet over 3,524 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 2,900 feet below the top. That's steeper than 23% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 79th steepest of 92 named runs at Cannon Mountain. It faces north.

How well The Saddle holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 8°, The Saddle gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Cannon Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 81st shadiest named run at Cannon Mountain. Its top sits at 3,640 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

The Saddle profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like The Saddle 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.