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Boulder Pile

Black diamond Mount Snow, VT

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical214 ft
Length691 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesN
Top2,878 ft

Boulder Pile drops 214 vertical feet over 691 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 270 feet below the top. That's steeper than 44% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 7th steepest of 86 named runs at Mount Snow. It faces north.

How well Boulder Pile holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 18°, Boulder Pile gets about 55% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Snow does, December through March. That's shadier than 89% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th shadiest named run at Mount Snow. Its top sits at 2,880 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.

Boulder Pile profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Boulder Pile elsewhere

Nearby at Mount Snow

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.