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Goat

Double black Stowe, VT

Steepest pitch29°
Vertical581 ft
Length1,560 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesNE
Top3,196 ft

Goat drops 581 vertical feet over 1,560 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 29° about 200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 22% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 25th steepest of 121 named runs at Stowe. It faces northeast.

How well Goat holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 22°, Goat gets about 46% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stowe does, December through March. That's shadier than 95% of the runs we've measured, and the 4th shadiest named run at Stowe. Its top sits at 3,200 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.

Goat profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Goat 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.