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Starr

Double black Stowe, VT

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical956 ft
Length2,565 ft
Average pitch22°
FacesNE
Top2,942 ft

Starr drops 956 vertical feet over 2,565 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 2,050 feet below the top. That's steeper than 30% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 20th steepest of 121 named runs at Stowe. It faces northeast.

How well Starr holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 22°, Starr gets about 58% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stowe does, December through March. That's shadier than 86% of the runs we've measured, and the 13th shadiest named run at Stowe. Its top sits at 2,940 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.

Starr profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Starr 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.