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Ridge Glades

Double black Mount Sunapee, NH

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical401 ft
Length1,692 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top2,536 ft

Ridge Glades drops 401 vertical feet over 1,692 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 350 feet below the top. That's steeper than 11% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 9th steepest of 74 named runs at Mount Sunapee. It faces northwest.

How well Ridge Glades holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Ridge Glades gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Sunapee does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 48th shadiest named run at Mount Sunapee. Its top sits at 2,540 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.

Ridge Glades profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ridge Glades 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.