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White Caps

Blue Waterville Valley, NH

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical447 ft
Length1,453 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNE
Top3,437 ft

White Caps drops 447 vertical feet over 1,453 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 830 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 28th steepest of 65 named runs at Waterville Valley. It faces northeast.

How well White Caps holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 18°, White Caps gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Waterville Valley does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 29th shadiest named run at Waterville Valley. Its top sits at 3,440 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.

White Caps profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like White Caps 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.