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Open Slope

Blue Burke Mountain, VT

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical314 ft
Length1,906 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNW
Top1,972 ft

Open Slope drops 314 vertical feet over 1,906 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 20 feet below the top. That's steeper than 24% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 50th steepest of 56 named runs at Burke Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Open Slope holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 10°, Open Slope gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Burke Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 48th shadiest named run at Burke Mountain. Its top sits at 1,970 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.

Open Slope profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Open Slope 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.