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Graham Slam

Blue Burke Mountain, VT

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical625 ft
Length1,995 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesNW
Top2,303 ft

Graham Slam drops 625 vertical feet over 1,995 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 770 feet below the top. That's steeper than 85% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 16th steepest of 56 named runs at Burke Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Graham Slam holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 18°, Graham Slam gets about 61% of the winter sun that flat ground at Burke Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 83% of the runs we've measured, and the 23rd shadiest named run at Burke Mountain. Its top sits at 2,300 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.

Graham Slam profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Graham Slam 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.