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Valley Run

Green Waterville Valley, NH

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical551 ft
Length3,302 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesE
Top2,426 ft

Valley Run drops 551 vertical feet over 3,302 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 2,560 feet below the top. That's steeper than 63% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 56th steepest of 65 named runs at Waterville Valley. It faces east.

How well Valley Run holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 10°, Valley 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 25th sunniest named run at Waterville Valley. Its top sits at 2,430 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.

Valley Run profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like 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.