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Quacky II

Blue Mad River Glen, VT

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical412 ft
Length1,531 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesE
Top3,046 ft

Quacky II drops 412 vertical feet over 1,531 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 90 feet below the top. That's steeper than 84% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 23rd steepest of 60 named runs at Mad River Glen. It faces east.

How well Quacky II holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 16°, Quacky II gets about 102% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mad River Glen does, December through March. That's sunnier than 73% of the runs we've measured, and the 15th sunniest named run at Mad River Glen. Its top sits at 3,050 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.

Quacky II profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Quacky II 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.