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Upper Willoughby

Blue Burke Mountain, VT

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical634 ft
Length2,402 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesNW
Top3,177 ft

Upper Willoughby drops 634 vertical feet over 2,402 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 2,130 feet below the top. That's steeper than 79% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 25th steepest of 56 named runs at Burke Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Upper Willoughby holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 15°, Upper Willoughby gets about 64% of the winter sun that flat ground at Burke Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 80% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th shadiest named run at Burke Mountain. Its top sits at 3,180 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.

Upper Willoughby profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper 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.