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White Lightning

Black diamond Okemo, VT

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical525 ft
Length2,007 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesE
Top2,617 ft

White Lightning drops 525 vertical feet over 2,007 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 870 feet below the top. That's steeper than 26% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 17th steepest of 124 named runs at Okemo. It faces east.

How well White Lightning holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 15°, White Lightning gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Okemo does, December through March. That's sunnier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 95th sunniest named run at Okemo. Its top sits at 2,620 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.

White Lightning profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like White Lightning 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.