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Upper Beeline

Black diamond Bousquet, MA

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical155 ft
Length654 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesN
Top1,506 ft

Upper Beeline drops 155 vertical feet over 654 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 440 feet below the top. That's steeper than 26% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 7th steepest of 19 named runs at Bousquet. It faces north.

How well Upper Beeline holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 14°, Upper Beeline gets about 57% of the winter sun that flat ground at Bousquet does, December through March. That's shadier than 87% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd shadiest named run at Bousquet. Its top sits at 1,510 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.

Upper Beeline profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Beeline elsewhere

Nearby at Bousquet

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.