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Top Notch

Green Berkshire East, MA

Steepest pitch10°
Vertical56 ft
Length469 ft
Average pitch7°
FacesN
Top662 ft

Top Notch drops 56 vertical feet over 469 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 10° about 70 feet below the top. That's steeper than 18% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 38th steepest of 40 named runs at Berkshire East. It faces north.

How well Top Notch holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 7°, Top Notch gets about 82% of the winter sun that flat ground at Berkshire East does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 31st shadiest named run at Berkshire East. Its top sits at 660 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Top Notch profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Top Notch 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.