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Boarder Line

Black diamond Burke Mountain, VT

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical292 ft
Length949 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNW
Top2,192 ft

Boarder Line drops 292 vertical feet over 949 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 260 feet below the top. That's steeper than 44% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 12th steepest of 56 named runs at Burke Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Boarder Line holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 18°, Boarder Line gets about 59% of the winter sun that flat ground at Burke Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 85% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th shadiest named run at Burke Mountain. Its top sits at 2,190 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.

Boarder Line profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Boarder Line elsewhere

Nearby at Burke 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.