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Choke

Blue Mount Snow, VT

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical428 ft
Length1,753 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top3,149 ft

Choke drops 428 vertical feet over 1,753 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 240 feet below the top. That's steeper than 45% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 41st steepest of 86 named runs at Mount Snow. It faces northeast.

How well Choke holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Choke gets about 78% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Snow does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 22nd shadiest named run at Mount Snow. Its top sits at 3,150 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.

Choke profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Choke 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.