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Moody's

Black diamond Mad River Glen, VT

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical152 ft
Length683 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesNE
Top2,804 ft

Moody's drops 152 vertical feet over 683 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 450 feet below the top. That's steeper than 10% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 60 named runs at Mad River Glen. It faces northeast.

How well Moody's holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 13°, Moody's gets about 58% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mad River Glen does, December through March. That's shadier than 86% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th shadiest named run at Mad River Glen. Its top sits at 2,800 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.

Moody's profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Moody's 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.