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Bypass

Double black Stowe, VT

Steepest pitch38°
Vertical310 ft
Length973 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNE
Top3,529 ft

Bypass drops 310 vertical feet over 973 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 38° about 700 feet below the top. That's steeper than 57% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 121 named runs at Stowe. It faces northeast.

How well Bypass holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 19°, Bypass gets about 51% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stowe does, December through March. That's shadier than 92% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th shadiest named run at Stowe. Its top sits at 3,530 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.

Bypass profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bypass elsewhere

Nearby at Stowe

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.