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Porky's

Blue Mount Sunapee, NH

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical84 ft
Length717 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesNE
Top2,717 ft

Porky's drops 84 vertical feet over 717 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 520 feet below the top. That's steeper than 28% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 42nd steepest of 74 named runs at Mount Sunapee. It faces northeast.

How well Porky's holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 7°, Porky's gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Sunapee does, December through March. That's sunnier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st sunniest named run at Mount Sunapee. Its top sits at 2,720 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.

Porky's profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Porky's 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.