Blue Burke Mountain, VT
Lower Bear Den drops 571 vertical feet over 1,809 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 790 feet below the top. That's steeper than 70% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 34th steepest of 56 named runs at Burke Mountain. It faces northwest.
Facing northwest at an average 18°, Lower Bear Den gets about 55% of the winter sun that flat ground at Burke Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 89% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Burke Mountain. Its top sits at 2,540 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.
under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.
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.