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Summit Glades East

Black diamond Pico Mountain, VT

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical354 ft
Length2,627 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesN
Top2,943 ft

Summit Glades East drops 354 vertical feet over 2,627 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 2,550 feet below the top. That's steeper than 3% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 46th steepest of 58 named runs at Pico Mountain. It faces north.

How well Summit Glades East holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing north at an average 8°, Summit Glades East gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pico Mountain does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 9th sunniest named run at Pico Mountain. Its top sits at 2,940 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.

Summit Glades East profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Summit Glades East 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.