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Haulback

Blue Loon Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical408 ft
Length2,733 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesN
Top2,717 ft

Haulback drops 408 vertical feet over 2,733 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 2,680 feet below the top. That's steeper than 28% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 48th steepest of 76 named runs at Loon Mountain. It faces north.

How well Haulback holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 9°, Haulback gets about 57% of the winter sun that flat ground at Loon Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 87% of the runs we've measured, and the 18th shadiest named run at Loon Mountain. Its top sits at 2,720 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.

Haulback profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Haulback elsewhere

Nearby at Loon 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.