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Minnie Dole

Blue Berkshire East, MA

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical420 ft
Length1,711 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top1,043 ft

Minnie Dole drops 420 vertical feet over 1,711 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 1,170 feet below the top. That's steeper than 43% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 16th steepest of 40 named runs at Berkshire East. It faces northwest.

How well Minnie Dole holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Minnie Dole gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Berkshire East does, December through March. That's shadier than 67% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th shadiest named run at Berkshire East. Its top sits at 1,040 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.

Minnie Dole profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Minnie Dole 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.