Black diamond Stratton, VT
Lower Liftline drops 496 vertical feet over 1,562 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 260 feet below the top. That's steeper than 20% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 21st steepest of 112 named runs at Stratton. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 19°, Lower Liftline gets about 51% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stratton does, December through March. That's shadier than 92% of the runs we've measured, and the shadiest named run at Stratton. Its top sits at 3,040 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.
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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.