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Wren

Blue Mad River Glen, VT

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical230 ft
Length1,319 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesE
Top2,344 ft

Wren drops 230 vertical feet over 1,319 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 360 feet below the top. That's steeper than 17% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 55th steepest of 60 named runs at Mad River Glen. It faces east.

How well Wren holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 10°, Wren gets about 104% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mad River Glen does, December through March. That's sunnier than 75% of the runs we've measured, and the 11th sunniest named run at Mad River Glen. Its top sits at 2,340 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.

Wren profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Wren 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.