Black diamond Mad River Glen, VT
Upper Glade drops 523 vertical feet over 1,260 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 1,000 feet below the top. That's steeper than 55% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 12th steepest of 60 named runs at Mad River Glen. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 25°, Upper Glade gets about 35% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mad River Glen does, December through March. That's shadier than 99% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at Mad River Glen. Its top sits at 2,820 feet.
Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.
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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.