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Frank's Fall Line

Black diamond Stratton, VT

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical1,165 ft
Length4,304 ft
Average pitch16°
FacesNE
Top3,876 ft

Frank's Fall Line drops 1,165 vertical feet over 4,304 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 710 feet below the top. That's steeper than 19% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 24th steepest of 112 named runs at Stratton. It faces northeast.

How well Frank's Fall Line holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 16°, Frank's Fall Line gets about 71% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stratton does, December through March. That's shadier than 70% of the runs we've measured, and the 37th shadiest named run at Stratton. Its top sits at 3,880 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.

Frank's Fall Line 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.