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Headwall

Black diamond Ragged Mountain, NH

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical110 ft
Length440 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNE
Top2,044 ft

Headwall drops 110 vertical feet over 440 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 180 feet below the top. That's steeper than 16% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 14th steepest of 53 named runs at Ragged Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Headwall holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 15°, Headwall gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Ragged Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 28th shadiest named run at Ragged Mountain. Its top sits at 2,040 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.

Headwall profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Headwall 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.