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Panther

Black diamond Mad River Glen, VT

Steepest pitch33°
Vertical500 ft
Length1,444 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesE
Top3,009 ft

Panther drops 500 vertical feet over 1,444 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 33° about 500 feet below the top. That's steeper than 75% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 60 named runs at Mad River Glen. It faces east.

How well Panther holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 21°, Panther gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mad River Glen does, December through March. That's shadier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 26th shadiest named run at Mad River Glen. Its top sits at 3,010 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.

Panther profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Panther 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.