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Lark

Green Mad River Glen, VT

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical389 ft
Length1,786 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesE
Top2,528 ft

Lark drops 389 vertical feet over 1,786 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 600 feet below the top. That's steeper than 90% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 45th steepest of 60 named runs at Mad River Glen. It faces east.

How well Lark holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 13°, Lark gets about 104% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mad River Glen does, December through March. That's sunnier than 75% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th sunniest named run at Mad River Glen. Its top sits at 2,530 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Lark profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lark 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.