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Lower Cataract

Blue Mount Sunapee, NH

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical213 ft
Length987 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top1,879 ft

Lower Cataract drops 213 vertical feet over 987 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 180 feet below the top. That's steeper than 44% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 27th steepest of 74 named runs at Mount Sunapee. It faces northeast.

How well Lower Cataract holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 13°, Lower Cataract gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Sunapee does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 40th shadiest named run at Mount Sunapee. Its top sits at 1,880 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.

Lower Cataract profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Cataract 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.