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Springboard

Blue Loon Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical330 ft
Length1,696 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesN
Top1,627 ft

Springboard drops 330 vertical feet over 1,696 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 740 feet below the top. That's steeper than 14% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 63rd steepest of 76 named runs at Loon Mountain. It faces north.

How well Springboard holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 11°, Springboard gets about 67% of the winter sun that flat ground at Loon Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 76% of the runs we've measured, and the 29th shadiest named run at Loon Mountain. Its top sits at 1,630 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.

Springboard profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Springboard 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.