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Rip Saw

Double black Loon Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical1,281 ft
Length4,674 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNW
Top2,272 ft

Rip Saw drops 1,281 vertical feet over 4,674 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 1,250 feet below the top. That's steeper than 34% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 76 named runs at Loon Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Rip Saw holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 16°, Rip Saw gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Loon Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 54th shadiest named run at Loon Mountain. Its top sits at 2,270 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.

Rip Saw profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Rip Saw elsewhere

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.