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Sun Beam

Blue Stratton, VT

Steepest pitch23°
Vertical754 ft
Length3,091 ft
Average pitch14°
FacesNE
Top3,071 ft

Sun Beam drops 754 vertical feet over 3,091 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 23° about 40 feet below the top. That's steeper than 61% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 30th steepest of 112 named runs at Stratton. It faces northeast.

How well Sun Beam holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing northeast at an average 14°, Sun Beam gets about 74% of the winter sun that flat ground at Stratton does, December through March. That's shadier than 64% of the runs we've measured, and the 53rd shadiest named run at Stratton. Its top sits at 3,070 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.

Sun Beam profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Sun Beam 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.