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Big D

Black diamond Stratton, VT

Steepest pitch19°
Vertical75 ft
Length468 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top3,844 ft

Big D drops 75 vertical feet over 468 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 19° about 360 feet below the top. That's steeper than 6% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 52nd steepest of 112 named runs at Stratton. It faces northeast.

How well Big D holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Big D gets about 89% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stratton does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 29th sunniest named run at Stratton. Its top sits at 3,840 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.

Big D profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Big D 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.