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River Run

Blue Mount Snow, VT

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical437 ft
Length3,198 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesN
Top2,987 ft

River Run drops 437 vertical feet over 3,198 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 930 feet below the top. That's steeper than 60% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 31st steepest of 86 named runs at Mount Snow. It faces north.

How well River Run holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 8°, River Run gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Mount Snow does, December through March. That's shadier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 19th shadiest named run at Mount Snow. Its top sits at 2,990 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.

River Run profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like River Run 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.