Unrated Mad River Glen, VT
Gazelle Glades drops 543 vertical feet over 1,331 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 45° about 220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 99% of the 511 unrated runs we've measured in North America, and the 1st steepest of 60 named runs at Mad River Glen. It faces northeast.
Facing northeast at an average 25°, Gazelle Glades gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mad River Glen does, December through March. That's shadier than 65% of the runs we've measured, and the 18th shadiest named run at Mad River Glen. Its top sits at 2,950 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.
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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.