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Illusion

Blue Mount Snow, VT

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical341 ft
Length1,695 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top2,407 ft

Illusion drops 341 vertical feet over 1,695 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 1,240 feet below the top. That's steeper than 37% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 51st steepest of 86 named runs at Mount Snow. It faces northeast.

How well Illusion holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Illusion gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Snow does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 51st sunniest named run at Mount Snow. Its top sits at 2,410 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.

Illusion profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Illusion 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.