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Hibernator

Blue Burke Mountain, VT

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical320 ft
Length984 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNW
Top2,367 ft

Hibernator drops 320 vertical feet over 984 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 350 feet below the top. That's steeper than 57% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 38th steepest of 56 named runs at Burke Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Hibernator holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 19°, Hibernator gets about 53% of the winter sun that flat ground at Burke Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 91% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th shadiest named run at Burke Mountain. Its top sits at 2,370 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.

Hibernator profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hibernator 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.