Black diamond Waterville Valley, NH
Upper Sel's Choice drops 662 vertical feet over 2,299 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 1,510 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 8th steepest of 65 named runs at Waterville Valley. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 17°, Upper Sel's Choice gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Waterville Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th shadiest named run at Waterville Valley. Its top sits at 2,890 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.