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Drifter

Blue Smugglers Notch, VT

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical1,353 ft
Length7,854 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNW
Top3,648 ft

Drifter drops 1,353 vertical feet over 7,854 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 5,010 feet below the top. That's steeper than 75% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 44th steepest of 79 named runs at Smugglers Notch. It faces northwest.

How well Drifter holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 10°, Drifter gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Smugglers Notch does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 11th sunniest named run at Smugglers Notch. Its top sits at 3,650 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.

Drifter profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Drifter 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.