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Spillway

Blue Stratton, VT

Steepest pitch17°
Vertical189 ft
Length1,077 ft
Average pitch10°
FacesNE
Top2,570 ft

Spillway drops 189 vertical feet over 1,077 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 17° about 470 feet below the top. That's steeper than 21% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 71st steepest of 112 named runs at Stratton. It faces northeast.

How well Spillway holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 10°, Spillway gets about 76% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stratton does, December through March. That's shadier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 58th shadiest named run at Stratton. Its top sits at 2,570 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.

Spillway profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Spillway 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.