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Blizzard Island

Blue Berkshire East, MA

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical228 ft
Length1,033 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNW
Top1,058 ft

Blizzard Island drops 228 vertical feet over 1,033 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 170 feet below the top. That's steeper than 33% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 40 named runs at Berkshire East. It faces northwest.

How well Blizzard Island holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 13°, Blizzard Island gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Berkshire East does, December through March. That's shadier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th shadiest named run at Berkshire East. Its top sits at 1,060 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.

Blizzard Island profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Blizzard Island elsewhere

Nearby at Berkshire East

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.