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Buster's Trail

Blue Stratton, VT

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical236 ft
Length1,120 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesE
Top2,231 ft

Buster's Trail drops 236 vertical feet over 1,120 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 220 feet below the top. That's steeper than 40% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 48th steepest of 112 named runs at Stratton. It faces east.

How well Buster's Trail holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 12°, Buster's Trail gets about 92% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stratton does, December through March. That's sunnier than 62% of the runs we've measured, and the 25th sunniest named run at Stratton. Its top sits at 2,230 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Buster's Trail profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Buster's Trail 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.