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Howie's Wanderer

Green Smugglers Notch, VT

Steepest pitch12°
Vertical403 ft
Length2,906 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesW
Top1,538 ft

Howie's Wanderer drops 403 vertical feet over 2,906 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 12° about 1,880 feet below the top. That's steeper than 31% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 75th steepest of 79 named runs at Smugglers Notch. It faces west.

How well Howie's Wanderer holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing west at an average 8°, Howie's Wanderer gets about 91% of the winter sun that flat ground at Smugglers Notch does, December through March. That's sunnier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 7th sunniest named run at Smugglers Notch. Its top sits at 1,540 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Howie's Wanderer profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Howie's Wanderer 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.