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Sidewinder

Green Loon Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical51 ft
Length411 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNW
Top1,205 ft

Sidewinder drops 51 vertical feet over 411 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 330 feet below the top. That's steeper than 36% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 73rd steepest of 76 named runs at Loon Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Sidewinder holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 7°, Sidewinder gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Loon Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 58th shadiest named run at Loon Mountain. Its top sits at 1,210 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.

Sidewinder profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sidewinder 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.