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Big Rock

Black diamond Ragged Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical221 ft
Length848 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNE
Top2,067 ft

Big Rock drops 221 vertical feet over 848 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 660 feet below the top. That's steeper than 13% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 53 named runs at Ragged Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Big Rock holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 15°, Big Rock gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Ragged Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 23rd shadiest named run at Ragged Mountain. Its top sits at 2,070 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.

Big Rock profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Big Rock elsewhere

Nearby at Ragged Mountain

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.