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Lower Willoughby

Blue Burke Mountain, VT

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical843 ft
Length2,767 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesN
Top2,542 ft

Lower Willoughby drops 843 vertical feet over 2,767 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 380 feet below the top. That's steeper than 77% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 30th steepest of 56 named runs at Burke Mountain. It faces north.

How well Lower Willoughby holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 18°, Lower Willoughby gets about 54% of the winter sun that flat ground at Burke Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 90% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th 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.

Lower Willoughby profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Willoughby 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.