Blue Waterville Valley, NH
Governor's Run drops 783 vertical feet over 3,479 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 1,690 feet below the top. That's steeper than 67% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 23rd steepest of 65 named runs at Waterville Valley. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 13°, Governor's Run gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Waterville Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th shadiest named run at Waterville Valley. Its top sits at 2,870 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.