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Bonanza

Blue Mount Sunapee, NH

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical563 ft
Length2,534 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNW
Top2,702 ft

Bonanza drops 563 vertical feet over 2,534 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 1,440 feet below the top. That's steeper than 51% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 23rd steepest of 74 named runs at Mount Sunapee. It faces northwest.

How well Bonanza holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 13°, Bonanza gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Sunapee does, December through March. That's shadier than 69% of the runs we've measured, and the 23rd shadiest named run at Mount Sunapee. Its top sits at 2,700 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.

Bonanza profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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Nearby at Mount Sunapee

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.