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Westside

Blue Mount Sunapee, NH

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical365 ft
Length1,848 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNW
Top2,517 ft

Westside drops 365 vertical feet over 1,848 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 990 feet below the top. That's steeper than 52% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 74 named runs at Mount Sunapee. It faces northwest.

How well Westside holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 11°, Westside gets about 73% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Sunapee does, December through March. That's shadier than 67% of the runs we've measured, and the 28th shadiest named run at Mount Sunapee. Its top sits at 2,520 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.

Westside profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Westside 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.