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Catamount

Blue Mad River Glen, VT

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical401 ft
Length2,086 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNE
Top3,330 ft

Catamount drops 401 vertical feet over 2,086 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 1,290 feet below the top. That's steeper than 37% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 50th steepest of 60 named runs at Mad River Glen. It faces northeast.

How well Catamount holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 11°, Catamount gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mad River Glen does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd shadiest named run at Mad River Glen. Its top sits at 3,330 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.

Catamount profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Catamount elsewhere

Nearby at Mad River Glen

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.