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Upper Goat

Double black Stowe, VT

Steepest pitch35°
Vertical411 ft
Length934 ft
Average pitch26°
FacesNE
Top3,563 ft

Upper Goat drops 411 vertical feet over 934 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 35° about 730 feet below the top. That's steeper than 43% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 121 named runs at Stowe. It faces northeast.

How well Upper Goat holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 26°, Upper Goat gets about 40% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stowe does, December through March. That's shadier than 97% of the runs we've measured, and the 2nd shadiest named run at Stowe. Its top sits at 3,560 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.

Upper Goat profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Upper 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.