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Marten

Black diamond Mad River Glen, VT

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical157 ft
Length872 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top2,136 ft

Marten drops 157 vertical feet over 872 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 110 feet below the top. That's steeper than 41% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 18th steepest of 60 named runs at Mad River Glen. It faces northeast.

How well Marten holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Marten gets about 62% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mad River Glen does, December through March. That's shadier than 82% of the runs we've measured, and the 14th shadiest named run at Mad River Glen. Its top sits at 2,140 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.

Marten profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Marten 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.