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Cataract Glades

Double black Mount Sunapee, NH

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical567 ft
Length2,113 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top2,239 ft

Cataract Glades drops 567 vertical feet over 2,113 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 1,070 feet below the top. That's steeper than 11% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 9th steepest of 74 named runs at Mount Sunapee. It faces northeast.

How well Cataract Glades holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 16°, Cataract Glades gets about 81% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Sunapee does, December through March. That's shadier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 46th shadiest named run at Mount Sunapee. Its top sits at 2,240 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.

Cataract Glades profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Cataract Glades 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.