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Top Notch

Green Boyne Mountain, MI

Steepest pitch10°
Vertical133 ft
Length1,235 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNE
Top909 ft

Top Notch drops 133 vertical feet over 1,235 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 10° about 640 feet below the top. That's steeper than 20% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 56th steepest of 61 named runs at Boyne Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Top Notch holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 6°, Top Notch gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Boyne Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 25th shadiest named run at Boyne Mountain. Its top sits at 910 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

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Top Notch elsewhere

Nearby at Boyne Mountain

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.