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Chase Ledges

Black diamond Mount Sunapee, NH

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical152 ft
Length744 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesW
Top2,081 ft

Chase Ledges drops 152 vertical feet over 744 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 580 feet below the top. That's steeper than 33% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 3rd steepest of 74 named runs at Mount Sunapee. It faces west.

How well Chase Ledges holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 12°, Chase Ledges gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Sunapee does, December through March. That's sunnier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 26th sunniest named run at Mount Sunapee. Its top sits at 2,080 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.

Chase Ledges profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Chase Ledges 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.