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Tippecanoe

Blue Waterville Valley, NH

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical667 ft
Length2,038 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNE
Top3,339 ft

Tippecanoe drops 667 vertical feet over 2,038 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 520 feet below the top. That's steeper than 73% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 18th steepest of 65 named runs at Waterville Valley. It faces northeast.

How well Tippecanoe holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 19°, Tippecanoe gets about 62% of the winter sun that flat ground at Waterville Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 83% of the runs we've measured, and the 11th shadiest named run at Waterville Valley. Its top sits at 3,340 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.

Tippecanoe profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Tippecanoe 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.