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Middle

Black diamond Cranmore Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical339 ft
Length1,098 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesW
Top1,507 ft

Middle drops 339 vertical feet over 1,098 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 770 feet below the top. That's steeper than 31% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 54 named runs at Cranmore Mountain. It faces west.

How well Middle holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 18°, Middle gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Cranmore Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 47th sunniest named run at Cranmore Mountain. Its top sits at 1,510 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.

Middle profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Middle elsewhere

Nearby at Cranmore 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.