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Haychute

Double black Stowe, VT

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical147 ft
Length612 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top3,342 ft

Haychute drops 147 vertical feet over 612 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 40 feet below the top. That's steeper than 5% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 75th steepest of 121 named runs at Stowe. It faces northeast.

How well Haychute holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Haychute gets about 54% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stowe does, December through March. That's shadier than 90% of the runs we've measured, and the 10th shadiest named run at Stowe. Its top sits at 3,340 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.

Haychute profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Haychute 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.