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Ruthie's Run

Blue Waterville Valley, NH

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical124 ft
Length490 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesE
Top3,802 ft

Ruthie's Run drops 124 vertical feet over 490 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 Ruthie's Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 15°, Ruthie's Run gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Waterville Valley does, December through March. That's sunnier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 26th sunniest named run at Waterville Valley. Its top sits at 3,800 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.

Ruthie's Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Ruthie's Run 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.