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Free Fall Gully

Double black Stratton, VT

Steepest pitch30°
Vertical389 ft
Length1,012 ft
Average pitch23°
FacesNE
Top3,326 ft

Free Fall Gully drops 389 vertical feet over 1,012 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 30° about 530 feet below the top. That's steeper than 24% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 6th steepest of 112 named runs at Stratton. It faces northeast.

How well Free Fall Gully holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northeast at an average 23°, Free Fall Gully gets about 62% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stratton does, December through March. That's shadier than 82% of the runs we've measured, and the 14th shadiest named run at Stratton. Its top sits at 3,330 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.

Free Fall Gully 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.