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Mineshaft

Black diamond Mount Snow, VT

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical384 ft
Length2,287 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top2,936 ft

Mineshaft drops 384 vertical feet over 2,287 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 1,040 feet below the top. That's steeper than 10% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 40th steepest of 86 named runs at Mount Snow. It faces northeast.

How well Mineshaft holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Mineshaft gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Snow does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 55th sunniest named run at Mount Snow. Its top sits at 2,940 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.

Mineshaft profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Mineshaft 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.