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Donkey

Black diamond Mad River Glen, VT

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical137 ft
Length821 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesE
Top3,447 ft

Donkey drops 137 vertical feet over 821 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 16% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 33rd steepest of 60 named runs at Mad River Glen. It faces east.

How well Donkey holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 11°, Donkey gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mad River Glen does, December through March. That's sunnier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 31st sunniest named run at Mad River Glen. Its top sits at 3,450 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.

Donkey profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Donkey 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.