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Shftr's Shot

Black diamond Stowe, VT

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical56 ft
Length610 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNE
Top2,256 ft

Shftr's Shot drops 56 vertical feet over 610 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 320 feet below the top. That's steeper than 4% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 99th steepest of 121 named runs at Stowe. It faces northeast.

How well Shftr's Shot holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 6°, Shftr's Shot gets about 72% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stowe does, December through March. That's shadier than 67% of the runs we've measured, and the 30th shadiest named run at Stowe. Its top sits at 2,260 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.

Shftr's Shot profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Shftr's Shot 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.