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Upper Antelope

Blue Mad River Glen, VT

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical297 ft
Length1,830 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top3,627 ft

Upper Antelope drops 297 vertical feet over 1,830 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 1,100 feet below the top. That's steeper than 51% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 41st steepest of 60 named runs at Mad River Glen. It faces northeast.

How well Upper Antelope holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Upper Antelope gets about 86% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mad River Glen does, December through March. That's sunnier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th sunniest named run at Mad River Glen. Its top sits at 3,630 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.

Upper Antelope profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper Antelope 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.