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Lower Moonshadow

Blue Okemo, VT

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical251 ft
Length1,307 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesE
Top1,502 ft

Lower Moonshadow drops 251 vertical feet over 1,307 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 260 feet below the top. That's steeper than 33% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 65th steepest of 124 named runs at Okemo. It faces east.

How well Lower Moonshadow holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 11°, Lower Moonshadow gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Okemo does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 96th sunniest named run at Okemo. Its top sits at 1,500 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.

Lower Moonshadow profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Moonshadow 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.