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Sundowner

Blue Pico Mountain, VT

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical352 ft
Length1,973 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesN
Top2,382 ft

Sundowner drops 352 vertical feet over 1,973 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 240 feet below the top. That's steeper than 19% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 42nd steepest of 58 named runs at Pico Mountain. It faces north.

How well Sundowner holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 10°, Sundowner gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pico Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 37th shadiest named run at Pico Mountain. Its top sits at 2,380 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Sundowner profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sundowner 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.