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Upper Twitcher

Black diamond Loon Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical439 ft
Length1,409 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNW
Top2,195 ft

Upper Twitcher drops 439 vertical feet over 1,409 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 northwest.

How well Upper Twitcher holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 18°, Upper Twitcher gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Loon Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 68% of the runs we've measured, and the 41st shadiest named run at Loon Mountain. Its top sits at 2,190 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.

Upper Twitcher profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Twitcher 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.