Black diamond Waterville Valley, NH
Furgal's Forest drops 315 vertical feet over 973 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 420 feet below the top. That's steeper than 34% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 10th steepest of 65 named runs at Waterville Valley. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 19°, Furgal's Forest gets about 51% of the winter sun that flat ground at Waterville Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 92% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd shadiest named run at Waterville Valley. Its top sits at 2,660 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.
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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.