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Lasso

Black diamond Pico Mountain, VT

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical63 ft
Length733 ft
Average pitch5°
FacesNE
Top2,761 ft

Lasso drops 63 vertical feet over 733 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 720 feet below the top. That's steeper than 8% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 23rd steepest of 58 named runs at Pico Mountain. It faces northeast.

How well Lasso holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 5°, Lasso gets about 77% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pico Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 59% of the runs we've measured, and the 42nd shadiest named run at Pico Mountain. Its top sits at 2,760 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.

Lasso profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lasso elsewhere

Nearby at Pico Mountain

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.