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Sasquatch

Black diamond Burke Mountain, VT

Steepest pitch22°
Vertical186 ft
Length731 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNE
Top3,133 ft

Sasquatch drops 186 vertical feet over 731 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 22° about 640 feet below the top. That's steeper than 11% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 41st steepest of 56 named runs at Burke Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Sasquatch holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 15°, Sasquatch gets about 65% of the winter sun that flat ground at Burke Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 78% of the runs we've measured, and the 33rd shadiest named run at Burke Mountain. Its top sits at 3,130 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.

Sasquatch profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sasquatch 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.