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Hemlock Hill

Blue Burke Mountain, VT

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical168 ft
Length679 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNW
Top1,875 ft

Hemlock Hill drops 168 vertical feet over 679 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 240 feet below the top. That's steeper than 47% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 56 named runs at Burke Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Hemlock Hill holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 14°, Hemlock Hill gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Burke Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 47th shadiest named run at Burke Mountain. Its top sits at 1,880 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.

Hemlock Hill profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hemlock Hill 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.