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Dino's Drop

Black diamond Stratton, VT

Steepest pitch25°
Vertical567 ft
Length1,769 ft
Average pitch19°
FacesNE
Top3,081 ft

Dino's Drop drops 567 vertical feet over 1,769 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 25° about 160 feet below the top. That's steeper than 26% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 19th steepest of 112 named runs at Stratton. It faces northeast.

How well Dino's Drop holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 19°, Dino's Drop gets about 60% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stratton does, December through March. That's shadier than 85% of the runs we've measured, and the 12th shadiest named run at Stratton. Its top sits at 3,080 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.

Dino's Drop profile

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Where it is on the mountain

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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.