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Quacky III

Blue Mad River Glen, VT

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical313 ft
Length1,760 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesE
Top2,821 ft

Quacky III drops 313 vertical feet over 1,760 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 720 feet below the top. That's steeper than 74% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 30th steepest of 60 named runs at Mad River Glen. It faces east.

How well Quacky III holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 11°, Quacky III gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mad River Glen does, December through March. That's sunnier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 32nd sunniest named run at Mad River Glen. Its top sits at 2,820 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 III profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Quacky III 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.