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Bail Out

Blue Waterville Valley, NH

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical90 ft
Length469 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesE
Top3,286 ft

Bail Out drops 90 vertical feet over 469 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 450 feet below the top. That's steeper than 34% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 37th steepest of 65 named runs at Waterville Valley. It faces east.

How well Bail Out holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 11°, Bail Out gets about 98% of the winter sun that flat ground at Waterville Valley does, December through March. That's sunnier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th sunniest named run at Waterville Valley. Its top sits at 3,290 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Bail Out profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bail Out elsewhere

Nearby at Waterville Valley

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.