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Lower Goat

Double black Stowe, VT

Steepest pitch31°
Vertical419 ft
Length1,172 ft
Average pitch21°
FacesNE
Top2,614 ft

Lower Goat drops 419 vertical feet over 1,172 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 31° about 470 feet below the top. That's steeper than 26% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 23rd steepest of 121 named runs at Stowe. It faces northeast.

How well Lower Goat holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 21°, Lower Goat gets about 57% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stowe does, December through March. That's shadier than 87% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th shadiest named run at Stowe. Its top sits at 2,610 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.

Lower Goat profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower 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.