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Free Fall

Black diamond Mount Snow, VT

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical977 ft
Length3,366 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesN
Top3,568 ft

Free Fall drops 977 vertical feet over 3,366 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 2,320 feet below the top. That's steeper than 25% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 17th steepest of 86 named runs at Mount Snow. It faces north.

How well Free Fall holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 17°, Free Fall gets about 56% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Snow does, December through March. That's shadier than 88% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th shadiest named run at Mount Snow. Its top sits at 3,570 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.

Free Fall profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Free Fall 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.