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Mulcahy's Link

Blue Smugglers Notch, VT

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical577 ft
Length3,070 ft
Average pitch11°
FacesNW
Top2,766 ft

Mulcahy's Link drops 577 vertical feet over 3,070 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 49% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 57th steepest of 79 named runs at Smugglers Notch. It faces northwest.

How well Mulcahy's Link holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northwest at an average 11°, Mulcahy's Link gets about 75% of the winter sun that flat ground at Smugglers Notch does, December through March. That's shadier than 63% of the runs we've measured, and the 61st shadiest named run at Smugglers Notch. Its top sits at 2,770 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.

Mulcahy's Link profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Mulcahy's Link 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.