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Moonshiner's Glades

Blue Smugglers Notch, VT

Steepest pitch28°
Vertical273 ft
Length930 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesN
Top2,291 ft

Moonshiner's Glades drops 273 vertical feet over 930 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 28° about 410 feet below the top. That's steeper than 91% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 32nd steepest of 79 named runs at Smugglers Notch. It faces north.

How well Moonshiner's Glades holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing north at an average 17°, Moonshiner's Glades gets about 49% of the winter sun that flat ground at Smugglers Notch does, December through March. That's shadier than 93% of the runs we've measured, and the 16th shadiest named run at Smugglers Notch. Its top sits at 2,290 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.

Moonshiner's Glades profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Moonshiner's Glades 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.