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Tomahawk

Double black Berkshire East, MA

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical381 ft
Length1,105 ft
Average pitch20°
FacesNW
Top1,413 ft

Tomahawk drops 381 vertical feet over 1,105 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 190 feet below the top. That's steeper than 15% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 40 named runs at Berkshire East. It faces northwest.

How well Tomahawk holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 20°, Tomahawk gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Berkshire East does, December through March. That's shadier than 69% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Berkshire East. Its top sits at 1,410 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.

Tomahawk profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Tomahawk 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.