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Mike's Way

Black diamond Loon Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical590 ft
Length1,739 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesN
Top2,576 ft

Mike's Way drops 590 vertical feet over 1,739 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 580 feet below the top. That's steeper than 48% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 7th steepest of 76 named runs at Loon Mountain. It faces north.

How well Mike's Way holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 20°, Mike's Way gets about 52% of the winter sun that flat ground at Loon Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 92% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th shadiest named run at Loon Mountain. Its top sits at 2,580 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.

Mike's Way profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Mike's Way 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.