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Bonanza Jug

Blue Mount Sunapee, NH

Steepest pitch14°
Vertical40 ft
Length344 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNW
Top2,673 ft

Bonanza Jug drops 40 vertical feet over 344 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 14° about 320 feet below the top. That's steeper than 9% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 63rd steepest of 74 named runs at Mount Sunapee. It faces northwest.

How well Bonanza Jug holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 7°, Bonanza Jug gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Sunapee does, December through March. That's sunnier than 54% of the runs we've measured, and the 24th sunniest named run at Mount Sunapee. Its top sits at 2,670 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.

Bonanza Jug profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bonanza Jug elsewhere

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.