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Quacky

Black diamond Mad River Glen, VT

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical71 ft
Length332 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesE
Top3,044 ft

Quacky drops 71 vertical feet over 332 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 50 feet below the top. That's steeper than 16% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 34th steepest of 60 named runs at Mad River Glen. It faces east.

How well Quacky holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 12°, Quacky gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mad River Glen does, December through March. That's sunnier than 57% of the runs we've measured, and the 27th sunniest named run at Mad River Glen. Its top sits at 3,040 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.

Quacky profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Quacky 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.