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Race Hill

Blue Mad River Glen, VT

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical101 ft
Length320 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesSE
Top1,761 ft

Race Hill drops 101 vertical feet over 320 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 10 feet below the top. That's steeper than 71% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 60 named runs at Mad River Glen. It faces southeast.

How well Race Hill holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing southeast at an average 19°, Race Hill gets about 140% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mad River Glen does, December through March. That's sunnier than 96% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd sunniest named run at Mad River Glen. Its top sits at 1,760 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Race Hill profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Race Hill 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.