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Curley's Cutback

Green Smugglers Notch, VT

Steepest pitch13°
Vertical279 ft
Length1,790 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNW
Top1,818 ft

Curley's Cutback drops 279 vertical feet over 1,790 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 13° about 50 feet below the top. That's steeper than 43% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 73rd steepest of 79 named runs at Smugglers Notch. It faces northwest.

How well Curley's Cutback holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 9°, Curley's Cutback gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Smugglers Notch does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 71st shadiest named run at Smugglers Notch. Its top sits at 1,820 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.

Curley's Cutback profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Curley's Cutback elsewhere

Nearby at Smugglers Notch

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.