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Jug

Black diamond Berkshire East, MA

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical362 ft
Length1,237 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesNW
Top1,436 ft

Jug drops 362 vertical feet over 1,237 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 750 feet below the top. That's steeper than 32% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 8th steepest of 40 named runs at Berkshire East. It faces northwest.

How well Jug holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 17°, Jug gets about 69% of the winter sun that flat ground at Berkshire East does, December through March. That's shadier than 73% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th shadiest named run at Berkshire East. Its top sits at 1,440 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.

Jug profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Jug 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.