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Squirrel's Nest

Double black Stratton, VT

Steepest pitch32°
Vertical301 ft
Length1,059 ft
Average pitch17°
FacesE
Top3,418 ft

Squirrel's Nest drops 301 vertical feet over 1,059 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 32° about 780 feet below the top. That's steeper than 31% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 2nd steepest of 112 named runs at Stratton. It faces east.

How well Squirrel's Nest holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing east at an average 17°, Squirrel's Nest gets about 111% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stratton does, December through March. That's sunnier than 81% of the runs we've measured, and the 6th sunniest named run at Stratton. Its top sits at 3,420 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Squirrel's Nest profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Squirrel's Nest 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.