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Grizzly

Black diamond Berkshire East, MA

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical379 ft
Length1,048 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesNW
Top1,424 ft

Grizzly drops 379 vertical feet over 1,048 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 510 feet below the top. That's steeper than 37% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 5th steepest of 40 named runs at Berkshire East. It faces northwest.

How well Grizzly holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 21°, Grizzly gets about 63% of the winter sun that flat ground at Berkshire East does, December through March. That's shadier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd shadiest named run at Berkshire East. Its top sits at 1,420 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.

Grizzly profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Grizzly 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.