home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Kick Back

Blue Mount Sunapee, NH

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical168 ft
Length729 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesW
Top2,139 ft

Kick Back drops 168 vertical feet over 729 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 510 feet below the top. That's steeper than 20% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 51st steepest of 74 named runs at Mount Sunapee. It faces west.

How well Kick Back holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 13°, Kick Back 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 25th sunniest named run at Mount Sunapee. Its top sits at 2,140 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.

Kick Back profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Kick Back 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.