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Throbulator

Black diamond Burke Mountain, VT

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical382 ft
Length1,072 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesNE
Top2,462 ft

Throbulator drops 382 vertical feet over 1,072 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 320 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 7th steepest of 56 named runs at Burke Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Throbulator holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 21°, Throbulator gets about 60% of the winter sun that flat ground at Burke Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 84% of the runs we've measured, and the 21st shadiest named run at Burke Mountain. Its top sits at 2,460 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.

Throbulator profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Throbulator 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.