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Black Hole

Double black Okemo, VT

Steepest pitch26°
Vertical316 ft
Length1,226 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesE
Top2,701 ft

Black Hole drops 316 vertical feet over 1,226 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 26° about 680 feet below the top. That's steeper than 14% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 11th steepest of 124 named runs at Okemo. It faces east.

How well Black Hole holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 15°, Black Hole gets about 85% of the winter sun that flat ground at Okemo does, December through March. That's sunnier than 53% of the runs we've measured, and the 110th sunniest named run at Okemo. Its top sits at 2,700 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.

Black Hole profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Black Hole elsewhere

Nearby at Okemo

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.