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Sunset Schuss

Blue Pico Mountain, VT

Steepest pitch16°
Vertical387 ft
Length2,706 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNW
Top2,957 ft

Sunset Schuss drops 387 vertical feet over 2,706 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 16° about 2,610 feet below the top. That's steeper than 19% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 43rd steepest of 58 named runs at Pico Mountain. It faces northwest.

How well Sunset Schuss holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 8°, Sunset Schuss gets about 79% of the winter sun that flat ground at Pico Mountain does, December through March. That's shadier than 56% of the runs we've measured, and the 44th shadiest named run at Pico Mountain. Its top sits at 2,960 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.

Sunset Schuss profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sunset Schuss 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.