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Hawes's Hideout

Double black Mount Sunapee, NH

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical322 ft
Length1,047 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNE
Top2,683 ft

Hawes's Hideout drops 322 vertical feet over 1,047 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 310 feet below the top. That's steeper than 14% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 74 named runs at Mount Sunapee. It faces northeast.

How well Hawes's Hideout holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 18°, Hawes's Hideout gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Sunapee does, December through March. That's shadier than 71% of the runs we've measured, and the 20th shadiest named run at Mount Sunapee. Its top sits at 2,680 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.

Hawes's Hideout profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hawes's Hideout 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.