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Lower Nosedive

Blue Stowe, VT

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical539 ft
Length2,686 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesNE
Top2,098 ft

Lower Nosedive drops 539 vertical feet over 2,686 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 490 feet below the top. That's steeper than 49% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 64th steepest of 121 named runs at Stowe. It faces northeast.

How well Lower Nosedive holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 12°, Lower Nosedive gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stowe does, December through March. That's sunnier than 52% of the runs we've measured, and the 82nd sunniest named run at Stowe. Its top sits at 2,100 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Lower Nosedive profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lower Nosedive 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.