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Baseway

Green Waterville Valley, NH

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical107 ft
Length778 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNE
Top1,983 ft

Baseway drops 107 vertical feet over 778 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 230 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 57th steepest of 65 named runs at Waterville Valley. It faces northeast.

How well Baseway holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 8°, Baseway gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Waterville Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th shadiest named run at Waterville Valley. Its top sits at 1,980 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.

Baseway profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Baseway 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.