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Upper Valley Run

Blue Waterville Valley, NH

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical266 ft
Length1,316 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top2,694 ft

Upper Valley Run drops 266 vertical feet over 1,316 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 130 feet below the top. That's steeper than 20% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 55th steepest of 65 named runs at Waterville Valley. It faces northeast.

How well Upper Valley Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Upper Valley Run gets about 80% of the winter sun that flat ground at Waterville Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 33rd shadiest named run at Waterville Valley. Its top sits at 2,690 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.

Upper Valley Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Valley 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.