home of the Pure Awesomeness Factor Better Data, Better Skiing

Big Ben

Green Stratton, VT

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical527 ft
Length3,667 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesE
Top2,528 ft

Big Ben drops 527 vertical feet over 3,667 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 900 feet below the top. That's steeper than 82% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 53rd steepest of 112 named runs at Stratton. It faces east.

How well Big Ben holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 8°, Big Ben gets about 107% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stratton does, December through March. That's sunnier than 78% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th sunniest named run at Stratton. Its top sits at 2,530 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Big Ben profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Big Ben elsewhere

Nearby at Stratton

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.